descontrol

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ control. Cognate with English decontrol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deskonˈtɾol/ [d̪es.kõn̪ˈt̪ɾol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: des‧con‧trol

Noun

descontrol m (uncountable)

1. a lack of control or order; unruliness

Related terms

• descontrolar

Further reading

• “descontrol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024