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hemmungslos — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cutthroat adj Ruthlessly competitive, with no regard for fairness or the interests of others.
  • licentious adj Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
  • unrestrained adj Not held back or controlled; excessive or unchecked.
  • unscrupulous adj Having no moral principles; willing to act dishonestly for personal gain.

Senses

hemmungslos is used for these senses in English:

  • cutthroat Ruthlessly competitive, dog-eat-dog.
  • licentious Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
  • self-indulgent Exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence.
  • unrestrained spontaneous, natural and informal; unconstrained
  • unscrupulous Without scruples; immoral.

cutthroat — full definition

  1. adj Ruthlessly competitive, with no regard for fairness or the interests of others.
  2. adj Describing a variant of a card or board game where each player competes individually rather than in teams.

licentious — full definition

  1. adj Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
  2. adj Disregarding accepted rules.

Related German words