Definitions for ungovernable
ʌnˈgʌv ər nə bəlun·govern·able

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unrulyadjective

   of persons

   "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ungovernableadjective

   Not governable

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ungovernableadjective

   1. Not to be ruled; not to be restrained.

   They’ll judge every thing by models of their own; and thus are rendered unmanageable by any authority, and ungovernable by other laws, but those of the sword. Joseph Glanvill.

   2. Licentious; wild; unbridled.

   So wild and ungovernable a poet, cannot be translated literally; his genius is too strong to bear a chain. Dryden.

   He was free from any rough, ungovernable passions, which hurry men on to say and do very offensive things. Francis Atterbury.

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1. ungovernable

   Ungovernable refers to something or someone that is impossible to control, manage, or govern. It can imply a state of chaos, rebellion, or refusal to follow rules or established systems, or it can describe a situation that is too complex or difficult to be effectively managed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Ungovernableadjective

   not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ungovernable

   un-guv′ėr-na-bl, adj. that cannot be governed, refractory, unruly.—n. Ungov′ernableness.—adv. Ungov′ernably.—adj. Ungov′erned, without government: unbridled.

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How to pronounce ungovernable?

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How to say ungovernable in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ungovernable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ungovernable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ungovernable in a Sentence

1. Willy Lam:

   They may not fire her immediately, but her chances for a second term are totally gone now and they may find a reason to let her go without losing much face because now she is hated by everybody in Hong Kong and her administration has become quite ungovernable.

2. Julius Maada Bio:

   These attacks are therefore premeditated, orchestrated, and executed with a clear objective – to make the state ungovernable.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ungovernable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ungovernable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ungovernable
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ungovernable
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ungovernable
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ungovernable