uncontrollable
adjective
un·con·trol·la·ble
ˌən-kən-ˈtrō-lə-bəl 
1
: incapable of being controlled : ungovernable
a rush of uncontrollable emotions
2
archaic
: free from control by a superior power : absolute
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the uncontrollable child kept throwing tantrums in public and creating scenes
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
What’s curious, then, is not Trump’s eagerness to degrade us, but his uncontrollable urge to defile himself and his office.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
When he was hired, Hazimeh told supervisors he had been diagnosed with anxiety, resulting in an uncontrollable nervous tic.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Natalya also addressed the infamous storyline where her character suffered from uncontrollable flatulence.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Uncontrollable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontrollable. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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uncontrollable
adjective
un·con·trol·la·ble
ˌən-kən-ˈtrō-lə-bəl
: incapable of being controlled : ungovernable
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