noun
Meaning 1
The condition of being ungovernable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: governability
Standard Lemma guide
ungovernability
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Etymology
Etymology tree English ungovernable Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English ungovernability From ungovernable + -ability.
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- German: Unregierbarkeit — Translations