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Meanings of uncontrollable in English

Of persons.

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        Incapable of being controlled or managed.

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              Impossible to repress or control.

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                    Examples for "irrepressible"
                    Examples for "irrepressible"
                    1
                    It was an irrepressible conflict, and its crisis was reached in 1848.
                    Holland: The History of the Netherlands
                    2
                    Perhaps but that is simply another reason to laud the irrepressible Spieth.
                    The Guardian
                    3
                    We ignored a deluge of irrepressible questions I could not answer now.
                    Prince Lestat
                    4
                    The cry burst in irrepressible surprise and excitement from the other two.
                    Jack Haydon's Quest
                    5
                    The irrepressible Naomi Klein has come up with yet another big idea.
                    The Irish Times
                    Usage of uncontrollable in English
                    1
                    New Yorkers have an almost uncontrollable tendency to envy other New Yorkers.
                    The new yorker
                    2
                    Unpredictable and uncontrollable stressful events have been shown to affect cognitive processes.
                    Pubmed
                    3
                    At sight of the flowers the queen of the skaters becomes uncontrollable.
                    Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates
                    4
                    All the city was in a state of uncontrollable fright and agitation.
                    French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
                    5
                    This presents the risk of your vehicle going into an uncontrollable slide.
                    The South African
                    6
                    An uncontrollable loathing for the woman urged him on; conscience was disregarded.
                    Up in Ardmuirland
                    7
                    Something in his face relaxed beneath the force of an uncontrollable emotion.
                    The Native Born; or, the Rajah's People
                    8
                    Suffering because they expend so much energy trying to control the uncontrollable.
                    No More Mr. Nice Guy!
                    9
                    Even though we knew it was going to happen, we were uncontrollable.
                    The Guardian
                    10
                    Most of the time, Nicodemus's touch had made magical text dangerously uncontrollable.
                    Spellwright
                    11
                    Mrs. Whitford broke down and sobbed in an uncontrollable passion of grief.
                    Danger; Or, Wounded in the House of a Friend
                    12
                    But the House rocked with uncontrollable laughter at the face of Gwynplaine.
                    The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction
                    13
                    It rose up in and pervaded him, uncontrollable as a physical malady.
                    Six Women
                    14
                    Then she sank into her chair in an uncontrollable outburst of grief.
                    Without a Home
                    15
                    He jumped up from his chair in a fit of uncontrollable rage.
                    The Idiot
                    16
                    Suddenly the Emperor was there, looking on, chuckling with uncontrollable, pleased agitation.
                    Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
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                    United Kingdom
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                    United States of America
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