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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
How To Use unresponsiveness In A Sentence
- Such rigidity and unresponsiveness make the efficient use of productive resources unlikely.
- First, the excessive concentration of arbitrary powers, inclusive of the supervision of the police, in the hands of appointed sub-sovereigns with no local roots contributed to unresponsiveness and inertia.
- This progresses into "advanced stimulation" in which unresponsiveness, hyperreflexia, status epilepticus, irregular respirations (Cheynes-Stokes), malignant arrhythmias, and hypotension occurs. Cocaine Toxicity
- If your child shows signs of dehydration (drowsiness, passing little urine, few or no wet nappies, a dry mouth and tongue, unresponsiveness, or glazed eyes) you should call your GP urgently.
- But to the last she retained something of her son's unresponsiveness, and an uncommunicativeness which tagged his as hereditary. Many Kingdoms
- she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident
- If the conscious level of the patient is affected - drowsiness, confusion, lethargy and unresponsiveness.
- Goronzy J, Weyand CM, Fathman CG (1986) Long-term humoral unresponsiveness in vivo, induced by treatment with monoclonal antibody against L3T4. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- These are types of generalised seizures that involve short periods of unresponsiveness, often many times a day. Times, Sunday Times
- This progresses into "advanced stimulation" in which unresponsiveness, hyperreflexia, status epilepticus, irregular respirations (Cheynes-Stokes), malignant arrhythmias, and hypotension occurs. Cocaine Toxicity
