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unruly

/ʌnˈruː.li/

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adjective

/ʌnˈruː.li/B2formal
  • ruОписывает кого-то или что-то, что трудно контролировать или управлять, часто беспорядочным или разрушительным образом.

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.

    ruНеуправляемый

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

    Synonymschaoticdisorderlydisruptiveobstreperousrefractoryrowdyturbulentuncontrollableundisciplinedunmanageablewaywardwild

    Antonymscompliantdisciplineddocilemanageableobedientorderlysubmissivetractable

  2. Rebellious or defiantB2formal

    Unwilling to submit to authority or follow rules.

    ruНепокорный

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

    Synonymsdefiantdisobedientinsubordinateintractablemutinousrebelliousrecalcitrantrefractoryungovernablewayward

    Antonymscompliantdocileobedientsubmissivetractable

  3. Difficult to manage (of persons)B2formal

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

    ruНепослушный

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

    Synonymsdisobedientheadstrongintractableobstinaterecalcitrantrefractoryuncontrollableunmanageablewayward

    Antonymsamenablecompliantdocilemanageableobedientsubmissivetractable

Forms
  • more unruly comparative form
  • most unruly superlative form
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