ungovernable
adjective
impossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable.
ungovernability
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a word derived from
ungovernable.
Example Sentences
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Prolonged lack of investment could eventually turn dysfunction into ungovernability, particularly if renewed military attacks seriously damage the energy infrastructure that keeps the economy afloat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
He called on federal authorities to take charge of the investigation given Guerrero's "ungovernability".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2024
The feeling of ungovernability made a deep impression on each of them, Botero said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
As Jonathan Rauch of the Brookings Institution writes in his important new book, “The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth”: “When compromise fails, ungovernability sets in.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2021
Italy is a study in ungovernability, with 60 administrations since World War II.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2017
