out-of-control

A form of out of control — Not under control.

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Meanings

adjectiveout-of-control (comparative more out-of-control, superlative most out-of-control)

comparative more out-of-control · superlative most out-of-control

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of out of control.

    Some commentators, reviewing the Court’s approach to J.G.G. and other recent cases, have wondered whether the majority chose this technical approach as a way of dodging direct confrontation with an out-of-control president who might choose to outright defy its orders.

    2025 April 9, Quinta Jurecic, “What, Exactly, Is the Supreme Court Thinking?”, in The Atlantic
prepositional phrase
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of out of control.
Cite this entry
APA

out-of-control. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-of-control

MLA

“out-of-control.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-of-control. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out-of-control,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-of-control.

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