🇬🇧🇪🇸 unresponsive - insensible : English Lesson

Meaning of "unresponsive" ("insensible"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Unresponsive describes someone or something that does not respond or react to stimuli, questions, or actions. It can refer to a person who is not answering or reacting, or to a device or system that is not functioning as expected.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I tried to explain math to my brain, but it remained completely unresponsive.

My grandma’s old car was unresponsive until she yelled at it—maybe it understands fear.

I told my dog a joke, but he was completely unresponsive—tough crowd!

I poked my sleeping cat, but she stayed unresponsive—clearly, she’s in deep meditation.

The vending machine was unresponsive, so I had to battle it for my chips.

At dawn she found the cat unresponsive on the porch. She shook it; the cat stayed unresponsive. Her phone was unresponsive when she tried to call. She ran to the vet; the vet tapped the cat, then the cat, long unresponsive, suddenly blinked. She cried with relief — the unresponsive silence broken.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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