How to Say "unresponsive" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “unresponsive” is “sordo” — C1 level.

English → SpanishC1

sordo

AdjectiveC1informal

stubbornly ignoring

A storybook illustration showing one character intensely focused on juggling colorful balls, completely ignoring a second character who is desperately trying to get their attention by waving their hands in warning.

Examples

El director se mantuvo sordo a nuestras peticiones de un aumento.

The director remained unresponsive (or played deaf) to our requests for a raise.

Aunque le grité, se hizo el sordo y siguió caminando.

Even though I shouted at him, he pretended to be deaf and kept walking.

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Related Translations

deaf→dull→hearing-impaired→muffled→muted→oblivious→

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