unruly

• Beschreibt jemanden oder etwas, das schwer zu kontrollieren oder zu beherrschen ist, oft auf ungeordnete oder zerstörerische Weise.

Describes someone or something that is difficult to control or manage, often in a disorderly or disruptive way.

1. Disorderly and undisciplinedB2formal

   Noisy, lacking restraint or discipline; difficult to control.

   Unbändig

   • The unruly crowd refused to disperse.
   • The teacher struggled to manage the unruly classroom.
   • Unruly behavior at the event led to several warnings.

   Synonymechaoticdisorderlydisruptiveobstreperousrefractoryrowdyturbulentuncontrollableundisciplinedunmanageablewaywardwild

   Antonymecompliantdisciplineddocilemanageableobedientorderlysubmissivetractable

2. Rebellious or defiantB2formal

   Unwilling to submit to authority or follow rules.

   Aufsässig

   • The unruly teenager constantly argued with his parents.
   • Unruly employees often disrupt the workplace environment.
   • The dictator faced an unruly opposition movement.

   Synonymedefiantdisobedientinsubordinateintractablemutinousrebelliousrecalcitrantrefractoryungovernablewayward

   Antonymecompliantdocileobedientsubmissivetractable

3. Difficult to manage (of persons)B2formal

   Describing a person who is stubborn, willful, or hard to control.

   Ungehorsam

   • He was an unruly child who never listened to instructions.
   • The unruly patient refused to take his medication.
   • Her unruly nature made teamwork challenging.

   Synonymedisobedientheadstrongintractableobstinaterecalcitrantrefractoryuncontrollableunmanageablewayward

   Antonymeamenablecompliantdocilemanageableobedientsubmissivetractable