responsibility

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
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• Received-Pronunciation: rĭ-spŏn'sə-bĭlʹĭ-tē
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• General-American, dialectal: /ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/ of Canada
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• General-American, dialectal: [ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] of Canada
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• Canada, dialectal: /ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/ of the US
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• Canada, dialectal: [ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] of the US
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• Australian: /ɹɪˌspɔn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/
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• Australian: [ɹɪˌspɔn.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]
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• New-Zealand: /ɹəˌspɒn.səˈbəl.ə.ti/
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• New-Zealand: [ɹəˌspɔ̟n.səˈbəl.ə.ɾi]
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• CMU ARPABET: R IY0 S P AA2 N S AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From responsible + -ity. Although the components are of French origin, the compound appears to have been formed in English. Later-attested French responsabilité is modeled on the English word, and Italian responsabilità is in turn modeled on the French.

166 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: përgjegjësi — the state of being responsible
• Arabic: مَسْؤُولِيَّة (masʔūliyya) — the state of being responsible
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mištaˀlānūṯā) — the state of being responsible
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܸܬܬܓ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mittḡīḇānūṯā) — the state of being responsible
• Armenian: պատասխանատվություն (patasxanatvutʻyun) — the state of being responsible
• Asturian: responsabilidá — the state of being responsible
• Azerbaijani: məsuliyyət — the state of being responsible
• Azerbaijani: cavabdehlik — the state of being responsible
• Bashkir: яуаплылыҡ (yawaplılıq) — the state of being responsible
• Basque: erantzukizun — the state of being responsible
• Belarusian: адка́знасць (adkáznascʹ) — the state of being responsible
• Bengali: দায়িত্ব (daẏittô) — the state of being responsible
• Bulgarian: отгово́рност (otgovórnost) — the state of being responsible
• Burmese: တာဝန် (tawan) — the state of being responsible
• Catalan: responsabilitat — the state of being responsible
• Cebuano: responsibilidad — the state of being responsible
• Chinese Cantonese: 責任 /责任 (zaak3 jam6) — the state of being responsible
• Chinese Mandarin: 責任 /责任 (zérèn) — the state of being responsible
• Czech: odpovědnost — the state of being responsible
• Danish: ansvar — the state of being responsible
• Dutch: verantwoordelijkheid — the state of being responsible
• Esperanto: respondeco — the state of being responsible
• Estonian: vastutus — the state of being responsible
• Faroese: ábyrgd — the state of being responsible
• Finnish: vastuu — the state of being responsible
• French: responsabilité — the state of being responsible
• Galician: responsabilidade — the state of being responsible
• Georgian: პასუხისმგებლობა (ṗasuxismgebloba) — the state of being responsible
• German: Verantwortung — the state of being responsible
• German: Verantwortlichkeit — the state of being responsible
• Greek: ευθύνη (efthýni) — the state of being responsible
• Hebrew: אַחֲרָיוּת (akharayút) — the state of being responsible
• Hindi: ज़िम्मेदारी (zimmedārī) — the state of being responsible
• Hindi: उत्तरदायित्व (uttardāyitva) — the state of being responsible
• Hindi: दायित्व (dāyitva) — the state of being responsible
• Hungarian: felelősség — the state of being responsible
• Icelandic: ábyrgð — the state of being responsible
• Indonesian: tanggung jawab — the state of being responsible
• Interlingua: responsabilitate — the state of being responsible
• Irish: freagracht — the state of being responsible
• Irish: milleán — the state of being responsible
• Italian: responsabilità — the state of being responsible
• Japanese: 責任 (sekinin) — the state of being responsible
• Kazakh: жауапкершілік (jauapkerşılık) — the state of being responsible
• Khmer: ការគួរ (kaa kuə) — the state of being responsible
• Khmer: ការទទួលខុសត្រូវ (kaa tɔɔtɔtuəl khoh trəw) — the state of being responsible
• Korean: 책임 (chaegim) — the state of being responsible
• Central Kurdish: بارکێشان (barkêşan) — the state of being responsible
• Northern Kurdish: berpisiyarî — the state of being responsible
• Northern Kurdish: berpirsî — the state of being responsible
• Northern Kurdish: mesûliyet — the state of being responsible
• Kyrgyz: жоопкерчилик (joopkercilik) — the state of being responsible
• Lao: ຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບ (khuām hap phit sǭp) — the state of being responsible
• Latvian: atbildība — the state of being responsible
• Lithuanian: atsakomybė — the state of being responsible
• Macedonian: одговорност (odgovornost) — the state of being responsible
• Malay: tanggungjawab — the state of being responsible
• Malayalam: ഉത്തരവാദിത്വം (uttaravāditvaṁ) — the state of being responsible
• Māori: takohanga — the state of being responsible
• Mongolian: хариуцлага (xariuclaga) — the state of being responsible
• Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠭᠤᠴᠠᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ (qarigučalɣ-a) — the state of being responsible
• Norwegian Bokmål: ansvar — the state of being responsible
• Occitan: responsabilitat — the state of being responsible
• Pashto: مسؤليت (masulyat) — the state of being responsible
• Pashto: مسوولیت (masulyat) — the state of being responsible
• Iranian Persian: مَسْئولِیَّت (mas'uliyyat) — the state of being responsible
• Polish: odpowiedzialność — the state of being responsible
• Portuguese: responsabilidade — the state of being responsible
• Romanian: responsabilitate — the state of being responsible
• Russian: отве́тственность (otvétstvennostʹ) — the state of being responsible
• Serbo-Croatian: одгово́рно̄ст — the state of being responsible
• Serbo-Croatian: odgovórnōst — the state of being responsible
• Slovak: zodpovednosť — the state of being responsible
• Slovene: odgovornost — the state of being responsible
• Sotho: boikarabelo — the state of being responsible
• Spanish: responsabilidad — the state of being responsible
• Swahili: daraka — the state of being responsible
• Swedish: ansvar — the state of being responsible
• Tagalog: kapanagutan — the state of being responsible
• Tagalog: pananagutan — the state of being responsible
• Tagalog: responsabilidad — the state of being responsible
• Tajik: масъулият (mas'uliyat) — the state of being responsible
• Telugu: బాధ్యత (bādhyata) — the state of being responsible
• Thai: ความรับผิดชอบ (kwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔp) — the state of being responsible
• Turkish: mesuliyet — the state of being responsible
• Turkish: sorumluluk — the state of being responsible
• Ottoman Turkish: مسئولیت (mesuliyet) — the state of being responsible
• Turkmen: jogapkärçilik — the state of being responsible
• Ukrainian: відповіда́льність (vidpovidálʹnistʹ) — the state of being responsible
• Urdu: ذِمِّیداری (zimmedārī) — the state of being responsible
• Urdu: مَسْئُولِیَّت (masūliyyat) — the state of being responsible
• Uyghur: جاۋابكارلىق (jawabkarliq) — the state of being responsible
• Uyghur: مەسئۇلىيەت (mes'uliyet) — the state of being responsible
• Uzbek: javobgarlik — the state of being responsible
• Uzbek: masʼuliyat — the state of being responsible
• Vietnamese: trách nhiệm — the state of being responsible
• Xhosa: uxanduva — the state of being responsible
• Arabic: مَسْؤُولِيَّة (masʔūliyya) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mištaˀlānūṯā) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܸܬܬܓ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mittḡīḇānūṯā) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Armenian: պատասխանատվություն (patasxanatvutʻyun) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Asturian: responsabilidá — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Bashkir: яуаплылыҡ (yawaplılıq) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Basque: erantzukizun — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Belarusian: абавя́зак (abavjázak) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Bengali: দায়িত্ব (dayittô) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Bengali: কাজ (kaj) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Bulgarian: задълже́ние (zadǎlžénie) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Catalan: responsabilitat — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Cebuano: katungdanan — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Chinese Mandarin: 責任 /责任 (zérèn) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Czech: odpovědnost — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Czech: zodpovědnost — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Danish: ansvar — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Dutch: verantwoordelijkheid — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Esperanto: respondeco — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Finnish: velvollisuus — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• French: responsabilité — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Galician: responsabilidade — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• German: Verantwortung — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• German: Pflicht — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Greek: ευθύνη (efthýni) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Greek: υποχρέωση (ypochréosi) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Greek: υπευθυνότητα (ypefthynótita) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Hindi: उत्तरदायित्व (uttardāyitva) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Hindi: दायित्व (dāyitva) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Hindi: ज़िम्मेदारी (zimmedārī) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Hungarian: feladat — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Hungarian: dolog — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Hungarian: kötelesség — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Hungarian: kötelezettség — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Indonesian: tanggung jawab — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Interlingua: responsabilitate — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Irish: freagracht — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Italian: responsabilità — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Japanese: 責任 (sekinin) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Korean: 책임 (chaegim) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Central Kurdish: بارکێشان (barkêşan) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Lao: ຫນ້າທີ່ (nā thī) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Malay: tanggungjawab — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Māori: haepapa — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Māori: takohanga — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Norwegian Bokmål: ansvar — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Occitan: responsabilitat — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Iranian Persian: مَسْئولِیَّت (mas'uliyyat) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Plautdietsch: Flicht — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Polish: odpowiedzialność — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Portuguese: responsabilidade — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Russian: отве́тственность (otvétstvennostʹ) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Russian: обя́занность (objázannostʹ) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Shan: ပုၼ်ႈၽွၼ်း (pūn pháun) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Spanish: responsabilidad — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Swahili: jukumu — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Swahili: majukumu — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Swahili: madaraka — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Swedish: ansvar — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Tagalog: kapanagutan — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Telugu: బాధ్యత (bādhyata) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Thai: หน้าที่ (nâa-tîi) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Turkish: mesuliyet — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Turkish: sorumluluk — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Ottoman Turkish: اصر (ısr) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Ukrainian: обов'я́зок (obovʺjázok) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Urdu: ذِمِّیداری (zimmedārī) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Urdu: مَسْئُولِیَّت (masūliyyat) — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
• Welsh: cyfrifoldeb — a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible