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- Dictionaryuncontrollable/ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbl/
adjective
- 1. not controllable: "her brother had an uncontrollable temper" Similar Opposite
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too strong or violent to be controlled: an uncontrollable temper. I felt an uncontrollable desire to sit down. uncontrollably. adverb us / ˌʌn·kənˈtroʊ·lə·bli / He was laughing uncontrollably. (Definition of uncontrollable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of uncontrollable. uncontrollable.
Jul 2, 2012 · The meaning of UNCONTROLLABLE is incapable of being controlled : ungovernable. How to use uncontrollable in a sentence.
too strong or violent to be controlled: an uncontrollable temper. I felt an uncontrollable desire to sit down. uncontrollably. adverb us / ˌʌn·kənˈtroʊ·lə·bli / He was laughing uncontrollably. (Definition of uncontrollable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of uncontrollable. uncontrollable.
If you describe a feeling or physical action as uncontrollable, you mean that you cannot control it or prevent yourself from feeling or doing it. It had been a time of almost uncontrollable excitement. William was seized with uncontrollable rage. He burst into uncontrollable laughter at something I'd said.
Uncontrollable definition: incapable of being controlled or restrained. See examples of UNCONTROLLABLE used in a sentence.
an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable bleeding; I had an uncontrollable urge to laugh. The ball was uncontrollable. He's an uncontrollable child (= he behaves very badly and cannot be controlled). That child is uncontrollable. They were all victims of her uncontrollable temper.
Uncontrollable things can't be managed or influenced. An uncontrollable three-year-old can be a handful, while a politician with an uncontrollable desire for power can be dangerous.
