Unruliness (Noun)
Meaning
The trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The teacher struggled to maintain order in the classroom due to the unruliness of her new students.
- The unruliness of the crowd made it difficult for security to control the situation at the concert.
- As the parents' influence waned, the children's unruliness began to surface.
- His history of unruliness led to him being turned down for the prestigious internship.
- The coach knew he had his work cut out for him when he took over a team known for its unruliness on and off the field.