ungovernableadj.n.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɡʌv(ə)nəbl/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɡʌvn̩əbl/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡʌv(ə)nəbl/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡʌvn̩əbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈɡəvərnəb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.

That cannot be governed; uncontrollable.

a. Of persons (or animals).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adjective] > uncontrollable or ungovernable

steerlessc888

rebelc1400

untemperable?1571

effrenated1587

incontrollable1605

unrepressable1607

commandless1609

unmasterable1618

masterless1619

effrenable1621

uncontrollable1648

unrulable1672

ungovernable1673

governless1679

unrepressible1776

incoercible1804

irrepressible1811

bronco1866

intemperable1898

1673 R. Leigh Transproser Rehears'd 112 Such ungovernable cattle as conscientious savages.

1680 J. Dryden in J. Dryden et al. tr. Ovid Epist. Pref. sig. a2 So wild and ungovernable a Poet cannot be Translated litterally.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 152 The Fellows were so rude, so ungovernable, and unbounded in their hunting after Gold.

1768 J. Boswell Acct. Corsica (ed. 2) ii. 135 A lawless and ungovernable rabble of banditti.

1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein II. viii. 56 The abbess..will have an ungovernable penitent under her charge.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. v. 592 These animals..became ungovernable as soon as they heard a gun fired.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xvii. 101 The fiercest and most ungovernable part of the..population.

n.oun1810 Ld. Byron Let. 3 May (1973) I. 237 I have been with..Governors and Ungovernables.

b. Of temper, passion, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > passion > [adjective] > affected with passion or strong emotion > uncontrollable or irrepressible (of passions)

inexpiable1598

irreclaimable1609

stanchless1612

unextinguishable1642

ungovernable1676

unconquerable1727

quenchless1744

unsurmountable1771

1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine i. 341 Men pretending to greatness of wit and learning, but in truth of haughty and ungovernable spirits.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 36 This strange wayward Heart of mine, that I never found so ungovernable and awkward before.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1787) III. xxxi. 251 The ungovernable spirit of a Barbarian host, impatient of peace or discipline.

1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers II. xii. 179 The ungovernable feeling that caused the violence of the youth had passed away.

1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 100 He fell into a most ungovernable passion.

1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xlix. 300 As if by an ungovernable impulse, Ethelberta broke into laughter also.

c. Of things.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or intractable (of things)

wickc1330

riotous1340

wickeda1352

untreatablec1374

frowarda1400

inobedient1495

stubborn?1518

unwieldya1538

unruly1548

wieldlessa1560

hard1560

untoward1566

tickle1570

churlish1577

unwieldsome1579

rebellious1587

disobedient1588

unframeable1593

unwilling1593

untractable1601

unmanageable1606

intractable1607

surly1609

unwedgeablea1616

dogged1627

uncontrollable1648

obdurate1651

morose1652

uncompliant1659

sullen1678

unpliant1716

ungovernable1773

sulky1867

intractile1880

unwieldly1881

bunglesome1915

1773 J. Cook Jrnl. 5 Oct. (1969) II. 256 He..unship'd the rudder which rendered the boat ungovernable.

1839 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation (1863) 58 The stiff and ungovernable hair.

1852 Hawthorne True Stories (1879) iii. 22 That..ungovernable wonder the wind.

Derivatives

unˌgovernaˈbility n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [noun] > ungovernableness

unrulablenessc1475

uncontrollableness1634

ungovernableness1673

uncontrollability1909

ungovernability1968

1968 Economist 18 May 3/1 [Mr Wilson's] going might merely contribute to Britain's drift towards ungovernability.

1977 Financial Times 1 Apr. 22/8 Beyond the immediate question of the invasion perhaps the most serious problem is what has been termed Zaire's fundamental ungovernability.

1983 Guardian Weekly 16 Jan. 9/3 Now comes the threat the Germans call ‘ungovernability’.

unˈgovernableness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [noun] > ungovernableness

unrulablenessc1475

uncontrollableness1634

ungovernableness1673

uncontrollability1909

ungovernability1968

1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. ii. §13 The ungovernableness of a woman.

1701 J. Collier tr. A. D'Acier in M. Aurelius Conversat. p. lxxxvi You'd best murther your General, and add Villany to your Ungovernableness.

1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless I. ix. 103 Lamenting the ungovernableness of youth.

1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. App. xii. 393 The ungovernableness of its colour (changing in the furnace).

1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 June 2/1 As much an illustration of misgovernment as of our ungovernableness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ungovernable
释义	ungovernableadj.n. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈɡʌv(ə)nəbl/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈɡʌvn̩əbl/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡʌv(ə)nəbl/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡʌvn̩əbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈɡəvərnəb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b. That cannot be governed; uncontrollable. a. Of persons (or animals). ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adjective] > uncontrollable or ungovernable steerlessc888 rebelc1400 untemperable?1571 effrenated1587 incontrollable1605 unrepressable1607 commandless1609 unmasterable1618 masterless1619 effrenable1621 uncontrollable1648 unrulable1672 ungovernable1673 governless1679 unrepressible1776 incoercible1804 irrepressible1811 bronco1866 intemperable1898 1673 R. Leigh Transproser Rehears'd 112 Such ungovernable cattle as conscientious savages. 1680 J. Dryden in J. Dryden et al. tr. Ovid Epist. Pref. sig. a2 So wild and ungovernable a Poet cannot be Translated litterally. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 152 The Fellows were so rude, so ungovernable, and unbounded in their hunting after Gold. 1768 J. Boswell Acct. Corsica (ed. 2) ii. 135 A lawless and ungovernable rabble of banditti. 1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein II. viii. 56 The abbess..will have an ungovernable penitent under her charge. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. v. 592 These animals..became ungovernable as soon as they heard a gun fired. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xvii. 101 The fiercest and most ungovernable part of the..population. n.oun1810 Ld. Byron Let. 3 May (1973) I. 237 I have been with..Governors and Ungovernables. b. Of temper, passion, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > passion > [adjective] > affected with passion or strong emotion > uncontrollable or irrepressible (of passions) inexpiable1598 irreclaimable1609 stanchless1612 unextinguishable1642 ungovernable1676 unconquerable1727 quenchless1744 unsurmountable1771 1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine i. 341 Men pretending to greatness of wit and learning, but in truth of haughty and ungovernable spirits. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 36 This strange wayward Heart of mine, that I never found so ungovernable and awkward before. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1787) III. xxxi. 251 The ungovernable spirit of a Barbarian host, impatient of peace or discipline. 1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers II. xii. 179 The ungovernable feeling that caused the violence of the youth had passed away. 1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 100 He fell into a most ungovernable passion. 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xlix. 300 As if by an ungovernable impulse, Ethelberta broke into laughter also. c. Of things. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or intractable (of things) wickc1330 riotous1340 wickeda1352 untreatablec1374 frowarda1400 inobedient1495 stubborn?1518 unwieldya1538 unruly1548 wieldlessa1560 hard1560 untoward1566 tickle1570 churlish1577 unwieldsome1579 rebellious1587 disobedient1588 unframeable1593 unwilling1593 untractable1601 unmanageable1606 intractable1607 surly1609 unwedgeablea1616 dogged1627 uncontrollable1648 obdurate1651 morose1652 uncompliant1659 sullen1678 unpliant1716 ungovernable1773 sulky1867 intractile1880 unwieldly1881 bunglesome1915 1773 J. Cook Jrnl. 5 Oct. (1969) II. 256 He..unship'd the rudder which rendered the boat ungovernable. 1839 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation (1863) 58 The stiff and ungovernable hair. 1852 Hawthorne True Stories (1879) iii. 22 That..ungovernable wonder the wind. Derivatives unˌgovernaˈbility n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [noun] > ungovernableness unrulablenessc1475 uncontrollableness1634 ungovernableness1673 uncontrollability1909 ungovernability1968 1968 Economist 18 May 3/1 [Mr Wilson's] going might merely contribute to Britain's drift towards ungovernability. 1977 Financial Times 1 Apr. 22/8 Beyond the immediate question of the invasion perhaps the most serious problem is what has been termed Zaire's fundamental ungovernability. 1983 Guardian Weekly 16 Jan. 9/3 Now comes the threat the Germans call ‘ungovernability’. unˈgovernableness n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [noun] > ungovernableness unrulablenessc1475 uncontrollableness1634 ungovernableness1673 uncontrollability1909 ungovernability1968 1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. ii. §13 The ungovernableness of a woman. 1701 J. Collier tr. A. D'Acier in M. Aurelius Conversat. p. lxxxvi You'd best murther your General, and add Villany to your Ungovernableness. 1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless I. ix. 103 Lamenting the ungovernableness of youth. 1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. App. xii. 393 The ungovernableness of its colour (changing in the furnace). 1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 June 2/1 As much an illustration of misgovernment as of our ungovernableness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1673
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