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One thing is obvious: Our policy, which is directed at making the country ungovernable, has started to bear fruit. The process that has been initiated is irreversible.
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Meaning of "ungovernable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNGOVERNABLE

ungovernable  [ʌnˈɡʌvənəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNGOVERNABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ungovernable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNGOVERNABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ungovernable in the English dictionary

The definition of ungovernable in the dictionary is not able to be disciplined, restrained, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNGOVERNABLE


actionable
ˈækʃənəbəl
companionable
kəmˈpænjənəbəl
fashionable
ˈfæʃənəbəl
fissionable
ˈfɪʃənəbəl
governable
ˈɡʌvənəbəl
impressionable
ɪmˈprɛʃənəbəl
inalienable
ɪnˈeɪljənəbəl
listenable
ˈlɪsənəbəl
objectionable
əbˈdʒɛkʃənəbəl
ovenable
ˈʌvənəbəl
pensionable
ˈpɛnʃənəbəl
personable
ˈpɜːsənəbəl
questionable
ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl
reasonable
ˈriːzənəbəl
treasonable
ˈtriːzənəbəl
unalienable
ʌnˈeɪljənəbəl
unconscionable
ʌnˈkɒnʃənəbəl
unmentionable
ʌnˈmɛnʃənəbəl
unquestionable
ʌnˈkwɛstʃənəbəl
unseasonable
ʌnˈsiːzənəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNGOVERNABLE

unglued
ungod
ungodlier
ungodliest
ungodlike
ungodlily
ungodliness
ungodly
ungored
ungotten
ungovernableness
ungovernably
ungoverned
ungraced
ungraceful
ungracefully
ungracefulness
ungracious
ungraciously
ungraciousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNGOVERNABLE

able
abominable
amenable
assignable
attainable
convenable
enable
explainable
imaginable
interminable
obtainable
returnable
sustainable
tunable
turnable
unable
unattainable
unimaginable
unreasonable
unsustainable
untenable

Synonyms and antonyms of ungovernable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNGOVERNABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ungovernable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ungovernable

Translation of «ungovernable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNGOVERNABLE

Find out the translation of ungovernable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ungovernable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ungovernable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

放肆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ingobernable
570 millions of speakers

English

ungovernable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अदम्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير قابلة للحكم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неуправляемой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ingovernável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশাসনীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ingouvernable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak boleh ditarik balik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unregierbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

始末に負えない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다스리기 어려운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ungovernable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không cai trị được
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடங்காத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असंभाव्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kontrol edilemez
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indisciplinato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieposkromiony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

некерованою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neguvernabilă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακυβέρνητο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onregeerbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ungovernable
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uregjerlige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ungovernable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNGOVERNABLE»

The term «ungovernable» is regularly used and occupies the 67.803 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNGOVERNABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ungovernable

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QUOTES WITH «UNGOVERNABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ungovernable.
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Joe Slovo
One thing is obvious: Our policy, which is directed at making the country ungovernable, has started to bear fruit. The process that has been initiated is irreversible.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNGOVERNABLE»

Discover the use of ungovernable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ungovernable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ungovernable City
Vincent Cannato takes us back to the time when John Lindsay stunned New York with his liberal Republican agenda, WASP sensibility, and movie-star good looks.
Vincent Cannato, 2009
2
An Ungovernable people: the English and their law in the ...
The English and Their Law in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries "
John Brewer, John A. Styles, 1980
3
The Ungovernable Rock: A History of the Anglo-Corsican ...
The author draws together abundant material to be found in archives, libraries, essays, and articles, and presents the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom as a coherent whole.
Desmond Gregory, 1985
4
Homesteads Ungovernable: Families, Sex, Race, and the Law in ...
In this book, Mark Carroll draws on legal and social history to trace the evolution of sexual, family, and racial-caste relations in the most turbulent polity on the southern frontier during the antebellum period (1823-1860).
Mark M. Carroll, 2010
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The Unaccountable & Ungovernable Corporation: Companies' ...
THE. UNACCOUNTABLE. &. UNGOVERNABLE. CORPORATION. The corporation is a major vehicle of business activity worldwide. It incurs social costs and generates benefits that continually change – hence, whether it still provides a net ...
Frank Clarke, Graeme Dean, Matthew Egan, 2014
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The Politics of London: Governing an Ungovernable City
Interest in the governance of London is high following the election of Ken Livingstone as mayor. This volume provides a concise assessment of all aspects of the politics, government and administration of one of the world's leading cities.
Tony Travers, 2004
7
The Ungovernable City: The Politics of Urban Problems and ...
Fragmentation, instability--these are the result. The remedies are not simple and obvious, as Yates repeatedly makes clear.
Douglas Yates, 1978
8
From Beck to Baudrillard: Risk, War, Terror and the Ungovernable
Keywords. Risk, Terrorism, War on Terror, Ungovernable Risk, Ulrich Beck, Mary Douglas, Governmentality, Jean Baudrillard.
Jonathon Hedderwick, 2008
9
Why Race Matters in South Africa
By this account, the ANC called for "ungovernability" and South Africa became ungovernable. But this version of events, while serving the purposes of the apartheid state in the 1980s and the ANC since then, is misleading, and not only  ...
Michael MacDonald, 2006
10
Ungovernable Skills Britain: A National Disaster Since 1851
This book investigates the development of Skills policies and structures since the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Michael Hammond, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNGOVERNABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ungovernable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Universities call on UK Government to push tuition fees up - students …
She added: “I have no doubt that the student movement will become ungovernable if a fee-raise is on the agenda.” UUK's call has come after the Student ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
'We'll make Kalkfontein ungovernable'
Cape Town - A group of about 50 residents of Kalkfontein marched to the City of Cape Town's offices in Kuils River on Wednesday to hand in a memorandum of ... «Independent Online, May 15»
3
Likud official: Knesset majority for Netanyahu's coalition ungovernable
With the exit of Yisrael Beiteinu's Avigdor Lieberman, Habayit Hayehudi's Naftali Bennett and three Likud members are expected to want the Foreign Ministry ... «Haaretz, May 15»
4
SA is rendered lawless and ungovernable
It was at the 73rd Anniversary of the ANC on the 08th January 1985, where Oliver Tambo made a call to the National Executive Committee of the African ... «News24, Apr 15»
5
Commentary: Our Country Is Ungovernable
The American republic has limped past being dysfunctional and stumbled into being ungovernable. Even if you hate the government, this situation should ... «Times Record, Mar 15»
6
One of Co-op Bank's senior executives was asked to leave because …
Around the same time, the Co-op Group boss Euan Sutherland quit after just ten months into the job. He called the group "ungovernable" in his resignation letter. «Business Insider, Mar 15»
7
Is the US Senate ungovernable?
But he is finding out that the Senate is just as ungovernable under his Republican control as it was under the previous management. For his troubles, McConnell ... «Sun Sentinel, Feb 15»
8
Boko Haram killings increased after Buhari's threat to make Nigeria …
Fasehun accused Buhari of fueling Boko Haram killings as the retired General threatened to make the country ”ungovernable” for President Goodluck Jonathan. «DailyPost Nigeria, Jan 15»
9
European president Jean-Claude Juncker warns about populist …
If the established parties continue to follow the populist parties, European countries will become ungovernable, he said. 'The European parliament will be filled ... «DutchNews.nl, Dec 14»
10
Ungovernable Italy II
Ungovernable Italy II. The last time anything really changed in the socio-political sphere in Italy was when the Prodi government passed a couple of minor laws, ... «The Commentator, Nov 14»

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