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unruly

[/ʌnˈruːli/]
adjective
indisciplinado, desobediente, ingovernável
1. Not obedient or controllable; disorderly and disruptive
The unruly crowd made it difficult for the event organizers to maintain order.
A multidão indisciplinada dificultou a manutenção da ordem pelos organizadores do evento.
2. Difficult to manage or handle, especially of hair
Her unruly hair was impossible to tame with just a brush.
Seu cabelo ingovernável era impossível de pentear com apenas uma escova.
3. Not amenable to discipline or authority
The unruly student was sent to the principal's office.
O aluno desobediente foi enviado ao gabinete do diretor.
NYC Slang
riotous, rowdy, out of control
Synonyms
disorderlyuncontrollablerowdyturbulentwildrebelliousobstinateunmanageable
Antonyms
obedientwell-behaveddisciplinedorderlymanageablecalmdocile

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
indisciplinado, desobediente
Most common usage in everyday Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
bagunceiro, desordeiro
Colloquial terms commonly used in Rio dialect
São Paulo
indisciplinado, desregrado
Standard usage in São Paulo region
Portugal
indisciplinado, ingovernável, revoltoso
European Portuguese tends to prefer 'indisciplinado' or 'ingovernável'

Related Idioms & Phrases

unruly mob
unruly behavior
tame unruly hair
unruly tongue (figurative: tendency to speak without filter)
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