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ungovernable
(redirected from ungovernably)

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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.ungovernable - of personsungovernable - 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"

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] ADJingobernable; [temper] → incontrolable, irrefrenable
ungovernable [ˌʌnˈgʌvərnəbəl] adj
[country, province] → ingouvernable
(= uncontrollable) [rage, passion] → ingouvernable
ungovernable
adj
desire, passion, rageunbezähmbar; temperunbeherrscht
country, peopleunlenkbar, nicht zu regieren pred
ungovernable [ʌnˈgʌvnəbl] adj (country) → ingovernabile; (passion) → incontrollabile


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