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ungovernable

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un·gov·ern·a·ble  (n-gvr-n-bl)
adj.
Incapable of being governed, restrained, or controlled.
un·govern·a·bly adv.
ungovernable [ʌnˈgʌvənəbəl]
adj
not able to be disciplined, restrained, etc. an ungovernable temper
ungovernableness  n
ungovernably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ungovernableungovernable - of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"
indocile, uncontrollable, unruly
difficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
ungovernable
adjective
1. unruly, rebellious, unmanageable, refractory The country has become ungovernable.
2. uncontrollable, wild, unrestrainable He was filled with an ungovernable rage.
Translations
ungovernable [ʌnˈgʌvənəbl] ADJ → ingobernable; [temper] → incontrolable, irrefrenable
ungovernable [ˌʌnˈgʌvərnəbəl] adj
[country, province] → ingouvernable
(= uncontrollable) [rage, passion] → ingouvernable
ungovernable
adj
desire, passion, rage → unbezähmbar; temper → unbeherrscht
country, people → unlenkbar, nicht zu regieren pred
ungovernable [ʌnˈgʌv/ənəbl] adj (country) → ingovernabile; (passion) → incontrollabile
ungovernable [ʌnˈgʌv/ənəbl] adj (country) → ingovernabile; (passion) → incontrollabile


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just old enough to be formal, ungovernable, and to have the gout; too old to be agreeable, too young to die.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
But do you believe you could arrest the progress of two horses rushing forwards with ungovernable fury?
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
The spirit of clanship which was, at an early day, introduced into that kingdom, uniting the nobles and their dependants by ties equivalent to those of kindred, rendered the aristocracy a constant overmatch for the power of the monarch, till the incorporation with England subdued its fierce and ungovernable spirit, and reduced it within those rules of subordination which a more rational and more energetic system of civil polity had previously established in the latter kingdom.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
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