irrepressible

(ĭr'ĭ-prĕs'ə-bəl)
adj.
Difficult or impossible to control or restrain: irrepressible laughter.

irrepressibility ir're·press'i·bil'i·ty or ir're·press'i·ble·ness n.
irrepressibly ir're·press'i·bly adv.

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meaning 'that cannot be restrained', is spelt -ible, not -able. See -able, -ible.

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adj

Definition: effervescent, vivacious
Antonyms: depressed, despondent, grave, hopeless, serious

For a list of words related to irrepressible, see:

• Active, Lively, Awake, or Limber
• Angry, Emotional, Aggressive, or Passionate

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ukuelig, ubetvingelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet te onderdrukken, onbedaarlijk

Français (French)
adj. - irrépressible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unbändig, unbezähmbar, nicht zu unterdrückend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακατάσχετος, ακάθεκτος, ασυγκράτητος

Italiano (Italian)
irrefrenabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - incontrolável

Русский (Russian)
неугомонный, необузданный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - incontenible, incontrolable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - okuvlig, obetvinglig, uppsluppen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
镇压不住的, 抑制不住的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 鎮壓不住的, 抑制不住的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 억누를 수 없는, 견딜 수 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 抑えられない, 圧力に屈しない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعذر السيطرة عليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שאין לרסנו‬

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