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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /inˈdo.sil/
"La multitud rebelde comenzó a marchar por la avenida principal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.
"The teacher struggled to maintain order in the classroom full of unruly students." - 2
Difficult to govern, manage, or restrain, often referring to hair or physical elements.
"She tried every morning to tame her unruly curls with styling gel."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining the negative prefix 'un-' with 'ruly', meaning orderly or disciplined, which itself comes from 'rule'. The term emerged in the late 14th century to describe individuals or things that are difficult to govern, manage, or restrain according to established rules.
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indocile
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.dɔ.sil/
"Les enfants indisciplinés couraient partout dans le parc."
widerspenstig
Transliteration: /ˈviːdɐˌʃpɛnstɪç/
"Er versuchte, seine widerspenstigen Haare zu bändigen."
indomito
Transliteration: /inˈdɔː.mi.to/
"Il cane indisciplinato non voleva ascoltare i comandi del padrone."
indócil
Transliteration: /inˈdo.sil/
"La multitud rebelde comenzó a marchar por la avenida principal."
indomável
Transliteration: /ĩ.doˈma.vɛw/
"O cavalo indomável recusava-se a ser montado."
अविनयी
Transliteration: avinayi
"कक्षा में अविनयी बच्चों को संभालना बहुत मुश्किल था।"
难驾驭的
Transliteration: nán jià yù de
"老师试图让那群难驾驭的学生安静下来。"
다루기 힘든
Transliteration: darugi himdeun
"그 통제불능의 아이들은 놀이터에서 뛰어놀았다."
手に負えない
Transliteration: teni oenai
"手に負えない子供たちが教室中を走り回った。"
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