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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The teenager, identified as Anna Beaumont, was found unresponsive by deputies in one of the pools at the park on Tuesday morning, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.
—Christopher Brito, CBS News, 31 May 2024
This charge stems from the death of her 2-year-old son, who was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive on the morning of May 28 in a fountain at a resort near Festus, KMOV reports.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
The 4-year-old, whose diabetes went undiagnosed for years, was found unresponsive in January 2022, Clermont County Prosecutor Mark Tekulve said in a news release at the time.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 26 May 2024
Matthew was found unresponsive by their older brother.
—Shannon Caturano, ABC News, 24 May 2024
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Christopher Brito, CBS News, 31 May 2024
This charge stems from the death of her 2-year-old son, who was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive on the morning of May 28 in a fountain at a resort near Festus, KMOV reports.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
The 4-year-old, whose diabetes went undiagnosed for years, was found unresponsive in January 2022, Clermont County Prosecutor Mark Tekulve said in a news release at the time.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 26 May 2024
Matthew was found unresponsive by their older brother.
—Shannon Caturano, ABC News, 24 May 2024
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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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