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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 [ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbəl]
adj
incapable of being controlled or managed
uncontrollability , uncontrollableness n
uncontrollably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.uncontrollable - difficult to solve or alleviateuncontrollable - difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"
intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"
2.uncontrollable - of personsuncontrollable - of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"
difficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
3.uncontrollable - incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"
incorrigible - impervious to correction by punishment
4.uncontrollable - impossible to repress or controluncontrollable - impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter"
uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"

uncontrollable
adjective
1. unmanageable, violent, strong, wild, mad, furious, frantic, irresistible, carried away, unruly, irrepressible, ungovernable, beside yourself, like one possessed When he lost his temper, he was uncontrollable.
2. violent, wild, unruly, unmanageable, ungovernable The situation could become uncontrollable.
Translations
uncontrollable [ˈʌnkənˈtrəʊləbl] ADJ
1. (= irrepressible) [rage, desire] → incontenible, incontrolable; [urge] → irrefrenable, incontenible; [laughter] → incontenible
2. (= involuntary) [movement, spasm] → incontrolable
3. (= unmanageable) [person, animal, situation] → incontrolable; [car, boat, aeroplane] → fuera de control

uncontrollable [ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbəl] adj
[emotion, urge, rage, laughter] → incontrôlable
[child, dog] → incontrôlable
[situation, events] → incontrôlable

uncontrollable
adjunkontrollierbar; childnicht zu bändigend attr, → nicht zu bändigen pred; car, boat, aeroplane, horse, dognicht unter Kontrolle zu bringend attr, → nicht unter Kontrolle zu bringen pred; rage, laughter, mirthunbezähmbar; desire, urgeunbezwinglich, unwiderstehlich; (physical) → unkontrollierbar; twitchunkontrolliert; the epidemic is now uncontrollabledie Epidemie ist nicht mehr unter Kontrolle zu bekommen; to become uncontrollableaußer Kontrolle geraten; to have an uncontrollable temperunbeherrscht sein

uncontrollable [ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbl] adj (desire, epidemic) → incontrollabile; (child) → indisciplinato/a; (laughter) → irrefrenabile; (temper, reaction) → incontrollato/a

uncontrollable متعذر التحكم فيه nezadržitelný ukontrollabel unkontrollierbar ανεξέλεγκτος incontrolable hallitsematon incontrôlable neobuzdan incontrollabile 制御できない 통제할 수 없는 onbeheerst ukontrollerbar nieposkromiony incontrolável неуправляемый okontrollerad ที่ควมคุมไม่ได้ kontrol edilemez không thể kiềm chế 无法控制的


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