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uncontrollable

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un·con·trol·la·ble  (nkn-trl-bl)
adj.
Impossible to control or govern: an uncontrollable urge for a chocolate bar; uncontrollable rebels.
uncon·trolla·bili·ty, uncon·trolla·ble·ness n.
uncon·trolla·bly adv.
uncontrollable
Adjective
1. unable to be restrained or prevented: a fit of uncontrollable giggles
2. (of a person) wild and unmanageable in behaviour: he became violent and uncontrollable
uncontrollably adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.uncontrollableuncontrollable - difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"
unmanageable
intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"
2.uncontrollableuncontrollable - of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"
indocile, ungovernable, unruly
difficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
3.uncontrollableuncontrollable - incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"
uncorrectable, unmanageable
incorrigible - impervious to correction by punishment
4.uncontrollableuncontrollable - impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter"
irrepressible
uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"
Translations
uncontrollable [ʌnkənˈtrəuləbl] adj [temper] → indomable; [laughter] → incontenible
uncontrollable [ʌnkənˈtrəuləbl] adj [child, dog] → indiscipliné(e); [temper, laughter] → irrépressible
uncontrollable [ʌnkənˈtrəuləbl] adj → unkontrollierbar; [laughter] → unbändig
uncontrollable [ʌnkənˈtrəuləbl] adj → incontrollabile, indisciplinato/a


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Moved by an uncontrollable impulse, I sprang into a side street and ran until I fell exhausted in a country lane.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
In the little chaos of Pearl's character there might be seen emerging and could have been from the very first -- the steadfast principles of an unflinching courage -- an uncontrollable will -- sturdy pride, which might be disciplined into self-respect -- and a bitter scorn of many things which, when examined, might be found to have the taint of falsehood in them.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Even in Great Britain, where the principles of political and civil liberty have been most discussed, and where we hear most of the rights of the Constitution, it is maintained that the authority of the Parliament is transcendent and uncontrollable, as well with regard to the Constitution, as the ordinary objects of legislative provision.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
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