The meaning of Uncontrollable

adjective

Showing defiance.

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A defiant gesture

adjective

(typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.

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Delinquent teenagers

noun

A delinquent person.

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Juvenile delinquents

adjective

Late in paying money owed

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She was delinquent in paying her taxes.

adjective

Refusing to obey rules or someone in authority.

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Larry was stern with disobedient employees

adjective

Not doing what you are told to do

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A disobedient child

adjective

Lacking organization; untidy.

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His life was as disorderly as ever

adjective

Threatening the safety of people or the peace of a neighborhood

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A disorderly crowd, he was charged with disorderly conduct., a disorderly desk

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) not able to be changed or reformed.

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He’s an incorrigible liar

noun

An incorrigible person.

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All repeat offenders, but none of them real hard-case incorrigibles

adjective

Defiant of authority; disobedient to orders.

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An insubordinate attitude

adjective

Refusing to obey orders from someone in authority, and not showing respect for them

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We shall take action against city employees who are insubordinate, or who are discourteous to the p…

adjective

Hard to control or deal with.

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Intractable economic problems

adjective

Difficult or impossible to manage or control

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Intractable problems, an intractable child

adjective

Noisy and difficult to control.

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The boy is cocky and obstreperous

adjective

Difficult to deal with and noisy

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Obstreperous customers

adjective

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.

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A class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds

noun

A person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude.

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A stiff-necked recalcitrant and troublemaker

adjective

Unwilling to do what you are asked or ordered to do, even if it is reasonable

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Tenants petitioned their recalcitrant landlord to finish repairs to their building.

adjective

Stubborn or unmanageable.

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His refractory pony

noun

A substance that is resistant to heat.

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All three minerals alter to shimmer aggregates of sericite; all three are used in the preparation o…

adjective

Not affected by a treatment, change, or process

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This is a chronic and disabling condition that is refractory to treatment., a refractory child

adjective

Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm.

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The country's turbulent history

adjective

Full of confusion; lacking order

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His book discusses the turbulent years of the civil rights struggle., turbulent seas kept us from s…

adjective

Experiencing many problems, disagreements, or changes

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A turbulent time/period/year the publishing world is going through a turbulent time at the moment.,…

adjective

Impossible to control or govern.

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An ungovernable impulse to run away

adjective

Unable to be governed or controlled

adjective

Difficult or impossible to manage, manipulate, or control.

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His behaviour was becoming unmanageable at home

adjective

Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.

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A group of unruly children

adjective

Difficult to control or manage

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Her unruly behavior caused chaos in class.

adjective

(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.

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A herd of wild goats

noun

A natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region.

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Kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild

verb

Treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous.

Usage examples:

Let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him