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[ in-stuh-bil-i-tee ] / ˌɪn stəˈbɪl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR instability ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe quality or state of being unstable; lack of stability or firmness. the tendency to behave in an unpredictable, changeable, or erratic manner: emotional instability. Origin of instability1375–1425; late Middle English instabilite<Latin instabilitās.See in-3, stability Words nearby instabilityin spite of, inspo, Inspra, inst., insta-, instability, instability line, instable, Instagram, instal, install Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for instabilityPaul will argue that such military force does little to combat the issues at the heart of instability. Rand Paul Channels Malala to Bash Obama|Olivia Nuzzi|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST The elections brought instead of stability, instability to Afghanistan,” said this official, “and it will never end. Kabul Airport Attack Comes as Pakistani Fighters Join Afghan Taliban|Sami Yousafzai|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Our unpopular and unending interventions in the Middle East brought nothing but instability. Welcome to Snowpiercer’s Apocalypse|Teo Bugbee|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Russians are buying up London property as a way to protect their money against the instability at home. London’s Oligarch Ghost Town|Tom Sykes|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That would be a recipe not just for Ukrainian instability but for instability and upheaval throughout the entire region. Putin: The Cold War Comeback Kid|Andrew Nagorski|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST In every way I have been taught my weakness, my instability, and my unfitness for the world. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson Texas, resenting the instability of Creole government, separated from the Mexican States after a devastating war. Mexico|Charles Reginald Enock But never before had I realized so fully what the instability of all earthly greatness means. Three Months Abroad|Anna Vivanti The instability of the element, however, on which they fought, prevented them from using their weapons with effect. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector|William Carleton There was much depth in your statement of the present instability being consequent upon the stagnation of three hundred years. The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland
British Dictionary definitions for instability
noun plural -tieslack of stability or steadiness tendency to variable or unpredictable behaviour physics a fast growing disturbance or wave in a plasma Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to instabilityanxiety, vulnerability, weakness, fluctuation, uncertainty, insecurity, volatility, oscillation, alternation, immaturity, vacillation, hesitation, pliancy, disquiet, unsteadiness, inquietude, wavering, fluidity, precariousness, irresolution |