“the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly”
adjective
incapable of being controlled or managed
“uncontrollable children”
adjective
impossible to repress or control
“an irrepressible chatterbox”
Word Forms
unruliness
noun
the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
unmanageableness
noun
the trait of being unmanageable
irrepressibility
noun
irrepressible liveliness and good spirit
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
unkontrollierbar
schwer zu lösen oder zu lindern
🇫🇷French
incontrôlable
difficile à résoudre ou à atténuer
🇪🇸Spanish
incontrolable
difícil de resolver o aliviar
🇮🇹Italian
incontrollabile
difficile da risolvere o alleviare
🇳🇱Dutch
oncontroleerbaar
moeilijk op te lossen of te verlichten
🇵🇹Portuguese
incontrolável
difícil de resolver ou aliviar
🇷🇺Russian
неконтролируемый
трудно решить или облегчить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अवज्ञा का
हल करना या कम करना कठिन
🇧🇩Bengali
অনিয়ন্ত্রিত
সমাধান বা উপশম করা কঠিন
🇮🇳Tamil
கட்டுப்படுத்த முடியாத
தீர்க்க அல்லது தணிக்க கடினமாக உள்ளது
🇮🇳Telugu
నియంత్రించలేని
పరిష్కరించడం లేదా తగ్గించడం కష్టం
🇮🇳Marathi
अनियंत्रित
सोडवणे किंवा कमी करणे कठीण
🇮🇳Gujarati
બેકાબૂ
ઉકેલવા અથવા દૂર કરવા મુશ્કેલ
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸಲಾಗದ
ಪರಿಹರಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ನಿವಾರಿಸಲು ಕಷ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അനിയന്ത്രിതമായ
പരിഹരിക്കാനോ ലഘൂകരിക്കാനോ പ്രയാസമാണ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੇਕਾਬੂ
ਹੱਲ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਘਟਾਉਣਾ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے قابو
حل کرنا یا کم کرنا مشکل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
无法控制的
难以解决或缓解
🇯🇵Japanese
制御不能な
解決または軽減するのが難しい
🇰🇷Korean
통제할 수 없는
해결하거나 완화하기가 어렵습니다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
không thể kiểm soát được
khó giải quyết hoặc giảm bớt
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่สามารถควบคุมได้
ยากที่จะแก้ไขหรือบรรเทาได้
🇮🇩Indonesian
tidak terkendali
sulit dipecahkan atau dikurangi
🇵🇭Filipino
hindi mapigil
mahirap lutasin o pagaanin
🇲🇾Malay
tidak terkawal
sukar untuk diselesaikan atau dikurangkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
لا يمكن السيطرة عليها
من الصعب حلها أو تخفيفها
🇮🇷Persian
غیر قابل کنترل
حل یا کاهش آن دشوار است
🇹🇷Turkish
kontrol edilemez
çözülmesi veya hafifletilmesi zor
🇮🇱Hebrew
בלתי נשלט
קשה לפתור או להקל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'uncontrollable'?
The primary meaning of 'uncontrollable' is 'difficult to solve or alleviate'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'uncontrollable' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'uncontrollable' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'uncontrollable' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'uncontrollable' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'uncontrollable' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'uncontrollable' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'uncontrollable' in regular conversations?
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