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uncontrolled

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un·con·trolled  (nkn-trld)
adj.
Not under control, discipline, or governance.

uncon·trolledness n.

uncontrolled [ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊld]
adj
not controlled or regulated; uncurbed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.uncontrolled - not being under controluncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"
unrestrained - not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"
controlled - restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs"

uncontrolled
adjective
1. unrestrained, violent, wild, undisciplined, furious, out of control, rampant, out of hand, unruly, boisterous, unchecked, full-on (informal), unbridled, riotous, running wild, untrammelled, ungoverned, lacking self-control, uncurbed, unsubmissive His uncontrolled behaviour disturbed the whole class.
unrestrained controlled, disciplined, restrained, contained, subdued, submissive
2. unchecked, unrestrained, ungoverned, uncurbed the central bank's uncontrolled printing of money
Translations
uncontrolled [ˈʌnkənˈtrəʊld] ADJ (= out of control) → descontrolado; [passion] → desenfrenado; [freedom etc] → irrestricto
uncontrolled [ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊld] adj
[laughter, crying, sobbing, desire, anger, fear, behaviour] → incontrôlable
(= unchecked) [use, growth, inflation, price rises, immigration, dumping] → incontrôlé(e)
uncontrolled
adjungehindert; dogs, childrenunbeaufsichtigt; behaviourundiszipliniert; laughterunkontrolliert; weepinghemmungslos, haltlos; if inflation is allowed to go uncontrolledwenn die Inflation nicht unter Kontrolle gebracht wird
uncontrolled [ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊld] adj (laughter, weeping) → irrefrenabile; (child, dog) → scatenato/a; (inflation, price rises) → incontenibile


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Long anger, the sense of his uncontrolled power, spoils the frank and generous nature of the West Wind.
This unshakable, irrefutable consciousness of freedom, uncontrolled by experiment or argument, recognized by all thinkers and felt by everyone without exception, this consciousness without which no conception of man is possible constitutes the other side of the question.
To the young and wild nobles, he held out the prospect of unpunished license and uncontrolled revelry; to the ambitious, that of power, and to the covetous, that of increased wealth and extended domains.
 
 
 
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