responsibility

noun
rĭ-spŏn'sə-bĭlʹĭ-tē

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. 18

Example

“Responsibility is a heavy burden.”

Other meanings

The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.
A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
“Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility!”

Related words

interresponsibility
irresponsibility
nonresponsibility
age of criminal responsibility
chain-of-responsibility pattern
co-responsibility
command responsibility
corporate social responsibility
diminished responsibility
single responsibility principle
social responsibility
take responsibility

Example sentences

“I don't take any responsibility at all.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“To know is to bear responsibility.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “responsibility” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.