unmanageable

[US]/ʌn'mænɪdʒəb(ə)l/
[UK]/ʌn'mænɪdʒəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. difficult to manage, hard to handle, hard to control, unable to be dealt with.

Example Sentences

a delirious, unmanageable patient

unmanageable traffic congestion; an unmanageable federal deficit.

his behaviour was becoming unmanageable at home.

Real-world Examples

Some thought he had become unmanageable, and he could give that appearance.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

As I just mentioned, couple times a week, so the mess doesn't get unmanageable.

Source: IELTS Speaking High Score Model

States have reported hundreds of excess deaths as bodies collapse without air-conditioning in unmanageable temperatures.

Source: Time

So if you want to bring a little magic potion underwater and inoculate each coral, this becomes unmanageable.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American April 2022 Collection

The scheme became unmanageable as he approached his end.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Volume 1)

'I have such unmanageable thoughts, ' returned his sister, 'that they will wonder'.

Source: Difficult Times (Part 1)

Of course, if you once begin to threaten or coerce a Romagnol he becomes unmanageable.

Source: The Gadfly (Original Version)

Because your hair is at a point now where you're like, this is unmanageable.

Source: Fantasy Football Player

If every group pressing for change took the same approach, it would become unmanageable.

Source: Dominance: Issue 2

He said any attempt to change it would make relations between the countries “unmanageable” and “unacceptable.”

Source: VOA Special September 2018 Collection

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