descontrolado
out of control
adjective des-kohn-troh-LAH-doh Rare
Also means
uncontrolled
Usage Note
Descontrolado is the past-participle adjective of descontrolar and describes someone or something that has lost or exceeded normal control. It agrees in gender and number: descontrolada, descontrolados. In informal speech desatado or desbocado can overlap in meaning; descontrolado is the most neutral of the three.
Examples
"El incendio estaba completamente descontrolado."
Natural Translation
The fire was completely out of control.
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