unresponsiveness

Definitions of unresponsiveness
  1. noun
    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”
    synonyms: deadness
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    responsiveness
    the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events
    types:
    resistance
    the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
    type of:
    quality
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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