un·gov·ern·a·ble
(ŭn-gŭv′ər-nə-bəl)adj.
Incapable of being governed, restrained, or controlled.
un·gov′ern·a·bly adv.
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ungovernable
(ʌnˈɡʌvənəbəl)adj
not able to be disciplined, restrained, etc: an ungovernable temper.
unˈgovernableness n
unˈgovernably adv
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un•gov•ern•a•ble
(ʌnˈgʌv ər nə bəl)adj.
impossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable.
[1665–75]
un•gov`ern•a•bil′i•ty, un•gov′ern•a•ble•ness, n.
un•gov′ern•a•bly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. |  ungovernable - 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" |
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ungovernable
adjective
1. unruly, rebellious, unmanageable, refractory The country has become ungovernable.
2. uncontrollable, wild, unrestrainable He was filled with an ungovernable rage.
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ungovernable
adjectiveNot submitting to discipline or control:
disorderly, fractious, indocile, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, wild.
Idiom: out of line.
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ungovernable
[ˌʌnˈgʌvərnəbəl] adj [country, province] → ingouvernable
(= uncontrollable) [rage, passion] → ingouvernable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ungovernable
adj
desire, passion, rage → unbezähmbar; temper → unbeherrscht
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