UNGOVERNABLE


Meaning of UNGOVERNABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌngʌvə(r)nəb(ə)l ]

1.

If you describe a country or region as ungovernable , you mean that it seems impossible to control or govern it effectively, for example because of violence or conflict among the population.

The country has become virtually ungovernable.

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ

2.

If you describe feelings as ungovernable , you mean that they are so strong that they cannot be controlled.

He was filled with an ungovernable rage.

= uncontrollable

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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