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unresponsiveness

  • a word derived from responsive.
    responsive
    adjective
    responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc..

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That’s important because the current board has been widely criticized for its opacity and unresponsiveness.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

Drowsiness and clumsiness, agitation or decreased activity may indicate impacts to the central nervous system and may be followed by vomiting, unresponsiveness and convulsions.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2023

The electoral commission has apologised for the unresponsiveness of the results viewing page on its website, saying a surge in use caused technical hitches.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2023

But Mr. Beckman defended the decision, saying that Dr. Jones had been the target of multiple student complaints about his “dismissiveness, unresponsiveness, condescension and opacity about grading.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2022

But I never touched even the outer edges of her susceptibilities, and it was this complete unresponsiveness that healed my wound, even before I was aware.

From Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge by Mary Addams Bayne