irresponsibilities

Failures to account

Irresponsibilities is the plural of irresponsibility—instances of failing to act responsibly or meet obligations.

The word appears when cataloging multiple failures: His irresponsibilities at work finally caught up with him.

It can also refer to reckless behaviors treated as a collection: The financial crisis exposed Wall Street's accumulated irresponsibilities.

negligence

duties

Required tasks or charges

recklessness · oversights · failures · lapses · derelictions · disregard · inattention · slackness · omissions · defaults

moral

accountability

Obligation for one's actions

misconduct · betrayals · broken promises · unfaithfulness · dishonesty · untrustworthiness · selfishness · immaturity · thoughtlessness · callousness

financial

debts

Sums owed to others

squandering · mismanagement · unpaid bills · gambling · splurging · bounced checks · missed payments · borrowing · loans · arrears

consequences

fallout

Post-blast atmospheric particles

costs · burdens · liabilities · messes · problems · troubles · disasters · mistakes · blunders · errors

Opposites
accountability and duty

irresponsibilitiesresponsibilities

Duties one must fulfill

accountabilities · duties · obligations · liabilities · commitments

moral character

irresponsibilitiesconscientiousness

Careful attention to duty

prudence · diligence · carefulness · maturity · virtues

Family

response, responsible, respond, responsibility, responsive, responding, responded, unresponsive, irresponsible

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