unmanageable (redirected from unmanageability)

un·man·age·a·ble  (n-mn-j-bl)

adj.

Difficult or impossible to manage, as:

a. Not submitting to discipline; unruly: an unmanageable child.

b. Difficult to keep under control or within limits: unmanageable traffic congestion.

c. Awkward; unwieldy: unmanageable bundles.

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un·manage·a·bili·ty n.

un·manage·a·bly adv.

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unmanageable [ʌnˈmænɪdʒəb^əl]

adj

difficult or impossible to control, use, or manipulate

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unmanageable - difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel" unwieldy
	2.	unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation" difficult defiant, noncompliant - boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" manageable - capable of being managed or controlled
	3.	unmanageable - difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain" uncontrollable intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"
	4.	unmanageable - incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit" uncorrectable, uncontrollable incorrigible - impervious to correction by punishment

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unmanageable

adjective

1. cumbersome, inconvenient, unwieldy, demanding, awkward, bulky, clunky (informal), difficult to handle, unhandy The city school system is unmanageable.
cumbersome manageable, wieldy

2. uncontrollable, difficult, wild, out of hand, disruptive, unruly, troublesome, intractable, boisterous, fractious, undisciplined, stroppy (Brit. slang), incorrigible, refractory, obstreperous The signs are that indulged children tend to become unmanageable.
uncontrollable manageable, compliant, docile, easy, amenable, submissive, tractable

Translations

unmanageable [ʌnˈmænɪdʒəbl] ADJ

1. (= overwhelming) [problem, system, situation, size, number] → imposible de controlar; [hair] → difícil de peinar, rebelde

2. (= unruly) [person] → rebelde; [animal] → difícil de controlar, rebelde

unmanageable [ʌnˈmænɪdʒəb^əl] adj

(= unwieldy) [tool] → peu maniable; [vehicle] → difficile à manœuvrer

(= difficult to deal with) [situation] → ingérable; [problem, numbers, system] → ingérable; [hair] → difficile à coiffer

(= unruly) [child, teenager] → difficile

unmanageable

adj (= unwieldy) vehicle, boat → schwer zu handhaben or manövrieren; parcel, size → unhandlich; number → nicht zu bewältigen; problem → unlösbar; (= uncontrollable) animal, person, hair, child → widerspenstig, nicht zu bändigen; situation → unkontrollierbar; she finds the stairs unmanageable → sie kann die Treppe nicht schaffen (inf) → or bewältigen; this company is unmanageable → es ist unmöglich, dieses Unternehmen zu leiten; the crowd had reached unmanageable proportions → die Menge hatte unkontrollierbare Ausmaße angenommen

unmanageable [ʌnˈmænɪdʒəbl] adj (unwieldy, tool, vehicle) → poco maneggevole; (parcel, size) → ingombrante; (uncontrollable, teenage child) → difficile; (hair) → ribelle; (situation) → difficile da gestire