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unruliness

/ʌnɹˈulinəs/ noun

The state of being unruly.

Word Origin Unruly comes from un- 'not' + ruly 'obedient to rule,' from Latin regula 'straight stick, rule.' Unruliness is the state of being unruly. The root reg- 'straight, rule' gives us rule, ruler, regular, regulate, and reign. The idea of a straight stick as a standard for measurement became a metaphor for law.

noun The state of being unruly. countable

The teacher struggled to control the unruliness of the classroom.

(名词) 难以管束；不守规矩；桀骜不驯；无法无天；不服管教

老师努力控制教室里的混乱无序。

(sustantivo) indisciplina; desobediencia; rebeldía; indocilidad [El estado de ser indócil o desobediente.]

La maestra luchaba por controlar la indisciplina del salón de clases.

(nom) indiscipline; turbulence; désordre; débordement [État d'une personne, d'un groupe ou d'une situation caractérisé par le manque de discipline et la difficulté à être contrôlé.]

L'enseignant peinait à contenir l'unruliness de la classe.

(Substantiv) Ungehorsam; Zügellosigkeit; Widerspenstigkeit [Der Zustand, in dem jemand oder etwas schwer zu kontrollieren oder undiszipliniert ist.]

Die Lehrerin hatte Mühe, die **unruliness** der Klasse in den Griff zu bekommen.

(名詞) 統率が取れず、手に負えない状態。

先生は教室の収拾のつかない混乱を制御するのに苦労した。

(substantivo) indisciplina; rebeldia; desobediência; insubordinação [O estado de ser indisciplinado ou desobediente.]

O professor lutava para controlar a indisciplina da sala de aula.

Synonyms: disorderliness rowdiness boisterousness unmanageableness wildness insubordination fractiousness waywardness Antonyms: orderliness discipline obedience calmness
Word parts: un + rul + i + ness

Related words

unruly ruler

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