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Definition of ungovernable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ungovernable

adjective

/ʌnˈɡʌvənəbl/

/ʌnˈɡʌvərnəbl/

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(of a country, region, etc.) impossible to govern or control
- Corruption and civil unrest had made the country ungovernable.
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(formal) (of a person’s feelings) impossible to control synonym uncontrollable
- ungovernable rage

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