adj
Meaning 1
Not controlled; not under control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
uncontrolled
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -əʊld
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CMU ARPABET: AH2 N K AH0 N T R OW1 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Lacking the usual traffic control devices, such as traffic lights, pedestrian signals, pavement markings, traffic signs, or a crossing guard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: civil-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- uncontrolled crossing
- uncontrolled intersection
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
not being under control; out of control
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS
- uncontrolled growth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: controlled
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English controlled English uncontrolled From un- + controlled.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Amharic: ያልተገታ (yaltägäta) — not controlled
- Catalan: incontrolat — not controlled
- Danish: ukontrolleret — not controlled
- Dutch: ongecontroleerd — not controlled
- Finnish: vapaa — not controlled
- Finnish: rajoittamaton — not controlled
- Finnish: kontrolloimaton — not controlled
- Finnish: esteetön — not controlled
- French: incontrôlé — not controlled
- German: unkontrolliert — not controlled
- Ancient Greek: ἀκράτητος (akrátētos) — not controlled
- Irish: neamhcheansaithe — not controlled
- Italian: sfrenato — not controlled
- Italian: incontrollato — not controlled
- Latin: effrenatus — not controlled
- Norwegian Bokmål: ukontrollert — not controlled
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ukontrollert — not controlled
- Spanish: desaforado — not controlled
- Spanish: descontrolado — not controlled
- Spanish: incontrolado — not controlled
- Swedish: okontrollerad — not controlled