desbocado
runaway
adjective dehs-boh-KAH-doh Rare
Origin: From des- (un-) + boca (mouth), literally 'unbridled at the mouth'.
Also means
out of control
Usage Note
Desbocado literally described a horse that had slipped its bridle and run off — un caballo desbocado — but metaphorically it now applies to any uncontrolled situation: inflación desbocada (runaway inflation), imaginación desbocada (unbridled imagination). It is always applied with negative or alarming connotations.
Examples
"El caballo desbocado cruzó el campo a toda velocidad."
Natural Translation
The runaway horse crossed the field at full speed.
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