🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

No controlado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: No controlado

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Uncontrolled/ˌʌn.kənˈtroʊld/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La propagación no controlada de la enfermedad es preocupante."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not restrained or regulated; lacking control.

    "The uncontrolled spread of the disease raised concerns among health officials."
  2. 2

    Describing behavior that is impulsive or chaotic.

    "His uncontrolled laughter in the serious meeting was quite inappropriate."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'uncontrolled' is derived from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', combined with the past participle 'controlled', which comes from the Latin 'contrarotulare', meaning 'to check or verify'. The term evolved through Middle English and has been used since the late 14th century to describe something that is not regulated or restrained.

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