1. impossible to control or restrain
2. not capable of being governed or ruled effectively
Usage: political context

Examples

• The child’s ungovernable temper made discipline nearly impossible.
• His ungovernable rage frightened everyone in the room.
• The province became ungovernable after the uprising began.
• She felt an ungovernable urge to laugh during the serious meeting.
• The ungovernable mob refused to listen to police orders.
• Political corruption made the region virtually ungovernable.
• His ungovernable passion for gambling destroyed his career.