uncontrollable
pronunciation
How to pronounce uncontrollable in British English:
UK [ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbl]
How to pronounce uncontrollable in American English:
US [ˌʌnkənˈtroʊləbl]
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- Adjective:
- difficult to solve or alleviate
- of persons
- not susceptible of improvement
- impossible to repress or control
Word Origin
- uncontrollable (adj.)
- 1570s, "irrefutable," from un- (1) "not" + controllable. From 1590s as "not subject to authority;" meaning "that cannot be restrained" is from 1640s. Related: Uncontrollably.
Example
- 1. The uncontrollable desire may become a permanent source of misery .
- 2. One of those uncontrollable veld fires , said the police .
- 3. There 's no doubt about it , that attraction is uncontrollable and arousal is uncontrollable .
- 4. The problems ultimately snowballed into an uncontrollable situation , they said .
- 5. A securities registration and settlement organization shall establish a settlement risk fund to be deposited in a special account of a designated bank . The settlement risk fund shall be used to pay for losses incurred by the securities registration and settlement organization due to technical malfunctions , operational mistakes , and other uncontrollable factors .