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uncontrollable

un·cont·rol·lable

US/ˌʌnkʌˈntroʊlʌbʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

difficult to solve or alleviate

  • “uncontrollable pain”
Synonyms
2.

of persons

  • “the little boy”
3.

not susceptible of improvement

  • “uncontrollable children”
  • “an uncorrectable habit”
4.

impossible to repress or control

  • “an irrepressible chatterbox”
  • “uncontrollable laughter”

Origin

From un- + controllable.

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