unresponsive
adjective
un·re·spon·sive
ˌən-ri-ˈspän(t)-siv 
: not responsive
The patient was unresponsive.
an infection unresponsive to antibiotics
an unresponsive bureaucracy
Although they are able to locate their own food at two weeks of age, fledgling robins will still piteously beg handouts from their increasingly unresponsive father.—
Millard H. Sharp
Millard H. Sharp
unresponsively
adverb
staring unresponsively
unresponsiveness
noun
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Sumpter panicked when the woman was unresponsive and called the woman’s aunt, who came to the home, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
She was reportedly discovered unresponsive at her home in Toluca Lake, California, and pronounced dead at the scene.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Fixed an issue where the player character could become unresponsive for several seconds after performing an attack from a stance with certain Skills.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The victim goes unresponsive shortly after the attack.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
She was reportedly discovered unresponsive at her home in Toluca Lake, California, and pronounced dead at the scene.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Fixed an issue where the player character could become unresponsive for several seconds after performing an attack from a stance with certain Skills.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The victim goes unresponsive shortly after the attack.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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unresponsive
adjective
un·re·spon·sive
ˌən-ri-ˈspän(t)-siv
: not responsive (as to a stimulus or treatment)
an unresponsive ulcer
unresponsiveness
noun
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