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Definition of ungovernable adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ungovernable

adjective

NAmE//ʌnˈɡʌvərnəbl//

1(of a country, region, etc.) impossible to govern or control Corruption and civil unrest had made the country ungovernable.

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2(formal) (of a person's feelings) impossible to control synonym uncontrollable ungovernable rage

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