ungovernable
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈɡɜrnəbl/
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ingobernable
- On top of all the problems the country faces, it's practically ungovernable because of serious systemic flaws.
- make a country ungovernable
- become ungovernable
- the ungovernable nature
So take back MIT, become ungovernable, become ungovernable.
- So take back MIT, become ungovernable, become ungovernable.
- You make them ungovernable because if your truth is something I have to adhere to and then my truth and then this person's truth, well, what is true?
Examples
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If the people of the North were ungovernable, he could not govern them.
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The once peaceful town is now considered ungovernable due to the rise in violence and disorder.
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THE PROBLEM: California is considered ungovernable because the complicated system leaves no one in charge.
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We may have simply become ungovernable as a result of becoming too big and too diverse.
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They say they want to make the country ungovernable.
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Mexico could become ungovernable if the popular vote were split into thirds—a result foreshadowed by several polls.
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Mandela told her to instruct Oliver Tambo to escalate the armed struggle, said they must make the country ungovernable.
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Without strong leadership, the committee became increasingly ungovernable and failed to reach any decisions.
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The unplanned protests have made the city feel ungovernable for the authorities.
Synonyms
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4.9
Not able to be held back
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4.3
Difficult to control and messy or noisy
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3.9
Not kept within limits, like a fire or a strong feeling
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6.2
Hard to control or deal with
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6.5
Too strong to control, it often makes people laugh loudly or feel great joy
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Hard to control or train and does not obey people in charge
Impossible to control or stop
No one can change or affect something like the weather
Hard to control or change
Antonyms
How Governable
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Surface Forms
Morphology
ungovernable = governable (transparent) = un + govern + able
The word is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'governable', yielding the clear meaning 'not capable of being governed'.
Etymology
The word ungovernable breaks into un- 'not', govern 'to control', and -able 'able to', and it shares the same root as governor and government. So it means 'not able to be controlled', which is why we use it for people, groups, or things that are impossible to manage.