Meaning & use
Nonresponsive
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Not reacting or replying to something, such as a question, stimulus, or treatment.
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The paramedics found the patient nonresponsive and began emergency procedures immediately.
The witness gave a nonresponsive answer that avoided the actual question.
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Used in medical contexts to describe a lack of consciousness or reaction, and in legal or conversational contexts to describe evasive answers.
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