unruly

• Décrit quelqu'un ou quelque chose qui est difficile à contrôler ou à gérer, souvent de manière désordonnée ou perturbatrice.

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.

   indiscipliné et désordonné

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

   Synonymeschaoticdisorderlydisruptiveobstreperousrefractoryrowdyturbulentuncontrollableundisciplinedunmanageablewaywardwild

   Antonymescompliantdisciplineddocilemanageableobedientorderlysubmissivetractable

2. Rebellious or defiantB2formal

   Unwilling to submit to authority or follow rules.

   Rebelle ou réfractaire

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

   Synonymesdefiantdisobedientinsubordinateintractablemutinousrebelliousrecalcitrantrefractoryungovernablewayward

   Antonymescompliantdocileobedientsubmissivetractable

3. Difficult to manage (of persons)B2formal

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

   Difficile à gérer (personnes)

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

   Synonymesdisobedientheadstrongintractableobstinaterecalcitrantrefractoryuncontrollableunmanageablewayward

   Antonymesamenablecompliantdocilemanageableobedientsubmissivetractable