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uncontrollable

/ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbl/adjective

उच्चारण अन्कन्ट्रोलबल

अनियंत्रित, बेक़ाबू

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adjective
  1. 1

    that you cannot control or prevent

    अनियंत्रित, बेक़ाबू

    • uncontrollable laughter
    • an uncontrollable fire
    • An uncontrollable urge to laugh came over the whole class.
    + 2 more examples
    • The flood waters became uncontrollable after midnight.
    • He was shaking with uncontrollable rage.

    Synonyms unmanageable wild unruly ungovernable irrepressible

    Opposite controllable manageable restrained disciplined

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

uncontrollable + noun

Before a noun it describes feelings, spread or behaviour that cannot be stopped or managed.

संज्ञा से पहले यह ऐसी भावनाओं, फैलाव या व्यवहार का वर्णन करता है जिसे रोका या संभाला न जा सके।

  • She burst into uncontrollable laughter.
  • An uncontrollable fire spread through the market.

be uncontrollable

After be, it describes people, animals or situations beyond control.

'Be' के बाद यह उन व्यक्तियों, पशुओं या स्थितियों का वर्णन करता है जो नियंत्रण से बाहर हों।

  • The crowd became uncontrollable.
  • His anger was uncontrollable.

uncontrollably (adverb)

Use the adverb with verbs like laugh, shake or cry; not the adjective.

Laugh, shake या cry जैसी क्रियाओं के साथ adverb का प्रयोग करें; adjective का नहीं।

  • Radhika laughed uncontrollably at the joke.
  • His hands shook uncontrollably.

uncontrollable urge / need / desire

A fixed pattern for a strong wish, followed by to-infinitive.

तीव्र इच्छा के लिए निश्चित रचना, जिसके बाद to-infinitive आता है।

  • He felt an uncontrollable urge to speak.
+Collocations 4

uncontrollable + noun

angerlaughterurgefirecrowdspread

  • The uncontrollable crowd rushed to the gate.

verb + uncontrollably

laughcryshakesobspreadtremble

  • The child sobbed uncontrollably.

adverb + uncontrollable

completelytotallyalmostvirtuallyseemingly

  • The flood became almost uncontrollable.

verb + uncontrollable

becomegrowgetseemprove

  • The fire quickly grew uncontrollable.
“More examples 5
  • The children burst into uncontrollable giggles.

बच्चे बेकाबू ठहाकों में फूट पड़े।

  • An uncontrollable rise in prices worried every family.

कीमतों में बेकाबू वृद्धि ने हर परिवार को चिंतित कर दिया।

  • The mob grew uncontrollable after midnight.

आधी रात के बाद भीड़ बेकाबू हो गई।

  • Her shoulders shook uncontrollably with laughter.

हँसी से उसके कंधे बेकाबू होकर काँप रहे थे।

  • Doctors said the infection was uncontrollable without medicine.

डॉक्टरों ने कहा कि दवा के बिना संक्रमण पर काबू पाना संभव नहीं था।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ She laughed uncontrollable at the comedian's joke.

✓ She laughed uncontrollably at the comedian's joke.

An adverb is needed to modify the verb laughed.

क्रिया 'laughed' को modify करने के लिए adverb चाहिए।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Uncontrollable and unmanageable both mean beyond control, with different uses.

'Uncontrollable' और 'unmanageable' दोनों का अर्थ नियंत्रण से बाहर है, पर प्रयोग भिन्न हैं।

uncontrollable

Cannot be stopped or restrained, especially feelings and spread.

रोका या रोक में रखा नहीं जा सकता, विशेषकर भावनाएँ और फैलाव।

  • Uncontrollable anger.

unmanageable

Too difficult to deal with or organise.

सँभालना या व्यवस्थित करना बहुत कठिन।

  • An unmanageable workload.

unruly

Badly behaved and hard to discipline.

बुरे व्यवहार वाला और अनुशासित करने में कठिन।

  • An unruly class.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

un·con·trol·la·ble

?Which word?

Keep the out-of-control words together: uncontrollable, unruly (difficult to control, of people), unmanageable, ungovernable, irrepressible (impossible to hold back: 'irrepressible laughter'), rampant (spreading in an uncontrolled way), wayward.

नियंत्रण से बाहर के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: uncontrollable, unruly (लोगों के लिए, नियंत्रण में कठिन, उपद्रवी), unmanageable, ungovernable, irrepressible (रोकना असंभव: 'irrepressible laughter'), rampant (अनियंत्रित फैलता, व्याप्त), wayward।