the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events
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unresponsiveness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deadness |
| Type of | quality |
| Has types | frigidity, frigidness, resistance |
| Derivation | unresponsive |
she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident.
Examples of unresponsiveness
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Part of the campaign's unresponsiveness has to be chalked up to being overwhelmed.
From the huffingtonpost.com
All this points to the sheer unresponsiveness of much of China's government.
From the economist.com
Parents said repeated unresponsiveness is partly what motivated them to take action.
From the latimes.com
Resolves an issue which causes unresponsiveness when purchasing an HD movie.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It may also include neglect of, or unresponsiveness to, a child's basic emotional needs.
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This unresponsiveness prevents the cells from launching an attack on the body's own tissue.
From the sciencedaily.com
Dendritic cells induce peripheral T cell unresponsiveness under steady state conditions in vivo.
From the nature.com
It apologized for both the plumbing issues and for the unresponsiveness of the Ryndam's staff.
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Unresponsiveness can be checked by a strong pinch to the arm.
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- The quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events; "she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident"; "in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away"
- (unresponsive) not responding to some influence or stimulus
- (unresponsive) aloof or indifferent; "was unresponsive to her passionate advances"
- (Unresponsive) In medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep) is a profound state of unconsciousness. ...
- (Unresponsive) A yo-yo that will not wind up by simply jerking the sting. A bind must be used to get an unresponsive yo-yo to wind up.
- Inability to respond to antigenic stimulus. Unresponsiveness may be specific for a particular antigen (see tolerance), or broadly nonspecific as a result of damage to the entire immune system, for example after whole body irradiation.
