Definition of ungovernable Ungovernable
/ʌngʌˈvɚnʌbʌl/ - [unguvernubul] - un•gov•ern•a•ble
We found 4 definitions of ungovernable from 4 different sources.
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What does ungovernable mean?
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| ungovernable - of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" | ||
| indocile, uncontrollable, unruly | ||
| difficult, unmanageable not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ungovernable (Adjective)
Not governable.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ungovernable (a.)
Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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
