uncontrollable

English

Etymology

From un- + controllable.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

uncontrollable (comparative more uncontrollable, superlative most uncontrollable)

1. Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.

   She got the uncontrollable urge for some chocolate.

Derived terms

• uncontrollability
• uncontrollableness
• uncontrollably

Related terms

• control
• controllable

Translations

Not able to be controlled, contained or governed

• Finnish: hillitön, kontrolloimaton, pitelemätön (fi), hallitsematon (fi)
• French: incontrôlable (fr)
• German: unkontrollierbar (de)
• Italian: incontrollabile (it)

• Romanian: incontrolabil (ro), necontrolabil (ro)
• Russian: неуправляемый (ru) (neupravljájemyj), неконтролируемый (ru) (nekontrolírujemyj)
• Spanish: incontrolable (es)

References

• uncontrollable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• uncontrollable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913