uncontrolled behaviour

  • 1uncontrolled — [[t]ʌ̱nkəntro͟ʊld[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: ADJ n, ADJ after v, v link ADJ If you describe someone s behaviour as uncontrolled, you mean they appear unable to stop it or to make it less extreme. His uncontrolled behavior disturbed the entire class...… …

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  • 2uncontrolled — un|con|trolled [ˌʌnkənˈtrəuld US ˈtrould] adj uncontrolled emotions or behaviour continue because you are not trying to stop them ▪ uncontrolled weeping …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3uncontrolled — adjective uncontrolled emotions or behaviour continue because you are not trying to stop or control them: uncontrolled weeping …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4rampage — I UK [ræmˈpeɪdʒ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms rampage : present tense I/you/we/they rampage he/she/it rampages present participle rampaging past tense rampaged past participle rampaged to behave in an uncontrolled way, especially when this …

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  • 5rampage — [ræmˈpeɪdʒ] verb [I] I to behave in an uncontrolled way, damaging property over a wide area II noun [C] rampage [ˈræmpeɪdʒ] uncontrolled behaviour involving damage to property …

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  • 6wild animal — noun a) Any animal living in a natural, undomesticated state. b) One exhibiting uncontrolled behaviour (figurative use) …

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  • 7bacchanalian — bac|cha|na|li|an Bacchanalian [ˌbækəˈneıliən] adj literary [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: bacchanalis of Bacchus ] a bacchanalian party involves a lot of alcohol, sex, and uncontrolled behaviour ▪ a bacchanalian orgy …

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  • 8Dionysus — Di|o|ny|sus in Greek ↑mythology, the god of wine and ↑fertility. He is usually connected with uncontrolled behaviour involving lots of drinking, parties, and sex. In Roman mythology his name is ↑Bacchus …

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  • 9eppy — n British an instance of uncontrolled behaviour, fury, tantrum. The shortening of epilep tic fit has been part of playground par lance since at least the 1980s. ► He threw an absolute eppy when he found out …

    Contemporary slang

  • 10riotous — adjective 1》 marked by or involving public disorder.     ↘involving wild and uncontrolled behaviour. 2》 having a vivid, varied appearance. Derivatives riotously adverb riotousness noun …

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