irresponsible

verantwortungslos

Pflichten vernachlässigend oder ohne zu bedenken, wie das eigene Handeln andere betrifft.

In einfachem Englisch: Not taking proper care of your duties or thinking about how your actions affect others.

• That was an irresponsible decision.
• She was irresponsible with the family’s money.
• It’s irresponsible to drive when you’re too tired.

So benutzt man es: irresponsible of someone to do something (It was irresponsible of him to leave the children alone.)

Synonyme: careless, reckless, negligent

Gegenteile: responsible

Häufige Wendungen: irresponsible behaviour, irresponsible person, irresponsible decision, financially irresponsible