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no response, no reply, unresponsive
The state of receiving no answer or response. Used in both everyday contexts (someone not answering a call) and technical contexts (a system or server not responding).
電話は無応答だった。
The phone call went unanswered.
サーバーが無応答の状態になっている。
The server is in an unresponsive state.
何度メールを送っても無応答なので、直接訪問することにした。
Since there was no reply no matter how many times I emailed, I decided to visit in person.
Formed from 無 (without, non-) + 応答 (response, reply). Used both as a noun and as a na-adjective modifier.
In IT/computing contexts, often corresponds to English "not responding" or "unresponsive" (e.g., when an application freezes). In telecommunications, refers to calls that go unanswered.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 無応答の状態: unresponsive state
- 電話が無応答: phone goes unanswered
- 無応答転送: call forwarding on no answer
- 無応答エラー: no-response error
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 無反応: no reaction — focuses on lack of physical or emotional reaction, not communication
- 応答なし: no response — more conversational way to express the same idea
- 既読スルー: read but ignored — specifically for messaging apps where the message was read but not replied to