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uncontrollable

[ uhn-kuhn-troh-luh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. incapable of being controlled or restrained:

    uncontrollable anger.



noun

  1. something, as an obligation, that cannot be controlled, reduced, or dispensed with:

    the uncontrollables in the new federal budget.

uncontrollable

/ ˌʌ԰əˈٰəʊəə /

adjective

  1. incapable of being controlled or managed
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲԳDzˌٰDZˈٲ, noun
  • ˌܲԳDzˈٰDZ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲcDz·ٰDZl· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of uncontrollable1

First recorded in 1570–80; un- 1 + control + -able
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He also receives injections that help prevent “uncontrollable seizures.”

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Just as uncontrollable financial, demographic and other forces have wreaked havoc in Hollywood, California’s wine industry is now reeling from epochal stresses that are grinding down yet another mainstay of the state’s economy.

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The problem with that, of course, is all of our major community wildfire risk problems are in the uncontrollable 2%.

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At any rate, Elisabeth’s behavior during the proceedings is highly abnormal and unusual, from an uncontrollable laughing fit to an almost fantastical modern dance she performs in a hallway.

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"Either we develop amazing AI that helps humans, or uncontrollable AI that replaces humans," he says.

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