“the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly”
Word Forms
boisterousness
noun
the property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained
unruliness
noun
the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
disobedience
noun
the trait of being unwilling to obey
disobey
verb
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
widerspenstig
laut und ohne Zurückhaltung oder Disziplin
🇫🇷French
indiscipliné
bruyant et manquant de retenue ou de discipline
🇪🇸Spanish
revoltoso
ruidoso y falto de moderación o disciplina
🇮🇹Italian
indisciplinato
rumoroso e privo di moderazione o disciplina
🇳🇱Dutch
onhandelbaar
luidruchtig en zonder terughoudendheid of discipline
🇵🇹Portuguese
indisciplinado
barulhento e sem restrição ou disciplina
🇷🇺Russian
непослушный
шумный и лишенный сдержанности или дисциплины
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अनियंत्रित
शोरगुल वाला और संयम या अनुशासन का अभाव
🇧🇩Bengali
অনিয়মিত
কোলাহলপূর্ণ এবং সংযম বা শৃঙ্খলার অভাব
🇮🇳Tamil
கட்டுக்கடங்காத
சத்தம் மற்றும் கட்டுப்பாடு அல்லது ஒழுக்கம் இல்லாதது
🇮🇳Telugu
వికృత
ధ్వనించే మరియు నిగ్రహం లేదా క్రమశిక్షణ లేకపోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
अनियंत्रित
गोंगाट करणारा आणि संयम किंवा शिस्तीचा अभाव
🇮🇳Gujarati
અનિયંત્રિત
ઘોંઘાટીયા અને સંયમ અથવા શિસ્તનો અભાવ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಶಿಸ್ತಿನ
ಗದ್ದಲದ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಯಮ ಅಥವಾ ಶಿಸ್ತಿನ ಕೊರತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അനിയന്ത്രിതമായ
ബഹളവും നിയന്ത്രണമോ അച്ചടക്കമോ ഇല്ലാത്തതും
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੇਕਾਬੂ
ਰੌਲਾ-ਰੱਪਾ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਜਮ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے قاعدہ
شور اور تحمل یا نظم و ضبط کا فقدان
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不羁
吵闹且缺乏约束或纪律
🇯🇵Japanese
手に負えない
騒がしく、自制心や規律に欠けている
🇰🇷Korean
다루기 힘든
시끄럽고 제지나 규율이 부족함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ngỗ ngược
ồn ào và thiếu kiềm chế hoặc kỷ luật
🇹🇭Thai
ดื้อด้าน
มีเสียงดังและขาดความยับยั้งชั่งใจหรือวินัย
🇮🇩Indonesian
tegar
berisik dan kurang pengendalian diri atau disiplin
🇵🇭Filipino
masungit
maingay at kulang sa pagpipigil o disiplina
🇲🇾Malay
tidak terkawal
bising dan kurang kekangan atau disiplin
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
جامح
صاخبة وتفتقر إلى ضبط النفس أو الانضباط
🇮🇷Persian
سرکش
پر سر و صدا و فاقد محدودیت یا انضباط
🇹🇷Turkish
asi
gürültülü ve kısıtlama veya disiplinden yoksun
🇮🇱Hebrew
פָּרוּעַ
רועש וחסר איפוק או משמעת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'unruly'?
The primary meaning of 'unruly' is 'noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'unruly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'unruly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'unruly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'unruly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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