Dexter Filkins

I think - I think the real nightmare place now is less Afghanistan than it is Pakistan. I mean, again, Pakistan is this gigantic country, deeply troubled, kind of almost ungovernable, sitting on top of probably 50 or 60 nuclear warheads. Nobody really knows where the warheads are; the Americans certainly don't know where they are.

American Journalist

Mike Barnicle

The world is an increasingly dangerous, troubled place. There are nations that seem to be ungovernable. Nations where violence and religious combat are as common as the sunrise.

Trish Regan

You've heard me question whether the partisanship in Washington has made us, as a nation, ungovernable - and, indeed, Democrats are doing their very best to make sure of it.

Joe Slovo

One thing is obvious: Our policy, which is directed at making the country ungovernable, has started to bear fruit. The process that has been initiated is irreversible.

South African Politician

Steve Hilton

Membership of the E.U. makes Britain literally ungovernable, in the sense that no administration elected by the people can govern the country.

British Businessman

John Muir

Sheep, like people, are ungovernable when hungry.

American Environmentalist

Use 'ungovernable' when describing behavior that's extremely difficult to control or guide.

Behavioral Context

'Ungovernable' often indicates an overpowering force, like in extreme emotional situations.

Extreme Emotion

The word suggests a higher level of intensity than similar words like 'disobedient' or 'naughty'.

Intensity Level

Use 'ungovernable' to suggest something is beyond the reach of law, order, or authority.

Beyond Authority

Refers to internal impulses or desires that are so strong they're hard to control or resist.

Internal Forces

Emphasizes the overwhelming power of personal desires, ambitions, or drives.

Strength of Desire

 the sense that people are falling out of love with this as a way of getting things done, that it's not fundamentally working. And we see this crisis take many forms in many different countries. So in the UK, you see a country that now at times looks almost ungovernable.