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   In·sta·bil·i·ty

   /ˌinstəˈbilədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. lack of stability; the state of being unstable: "political and economic instability" Similar unreliabilityuncertaintyunpredictabilityunpredictablenessprecariousnessunsteadinessinsecurityvulnerabilityperilousnessriskinessimpermanencetemporarinesstransienceinconstancychangeabilityvariabilityfluidityfluctuationrise and fallrising and fallinginformal:chancinessiffinessdodginessliterary:mutabilityunsteadinessunsoundnessshakinessricketinesswobblinessfrailtyfragilityflimsinessinsubstantialityOpposite stabilitystabilitysoundness
   • ▪ tendency to unpredictable behavior or erratic changes of mood: "she showed increasing signs of mental instability" Similar changeablenessvariabilitycapriciousnessvolatilityflightinessfitfulnessvacillationoscillationunpredictabilityunpredictablenessmoodinessa tendency to blow hot and coldunsoundnessfrailtyinfirmityweaknessirregularityabnormalityrare:erraticismOpposite stability

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French instabilité, from Latin instabilitas, from instabilis, from in- ‘not’ + stabilis (see stable1).

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   Instability definition: the quality or state of being unstable; lack of stability or firmness. See examples of INSTABILITY used in a sentence.

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   Instability definition: . See examples of INSTABILITY used in a sentence.

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   Definition of instability. as in unsteadiness. the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position the instability of the bridge became tragically apparent when it suddenly collapsed. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. unsteadiness. precariousness. unstableness. insecurity. shakiness. looseness. unsoundness. slackness. changeability.

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   : the quality or state of being unstable: such as. a : the state of being likely to change. Investors are worried about the current instability of the stock market. political/social instability. b : the tendency to change your behavior very quickly or to react to things in an extremely emotional way.

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   instability. noun. /ˌɪnstəˈbɪlət̮i/. [uncountable, countable, usually plural] (pl. instabilities) the quality of a situation in which things are likely to change or fail suddenly political and economic instability.

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   instability. noun. These are words and phrases related to instability. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of instability. His instability makes him a poor job risk. Synonyms. unstableness. lack of stability. insecurity. lack of firmness. fluctuation. inconstancy. vacillation. unsteadiness.

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   the quality or state of being unstable; lack of stability: Political instability led to a revolution. the tendency to behave in an unpredictable manner: emotional instability. See -stab-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023. in•sta•bil•i•ty (in′stə bil′ i tē), n. the quality or state of being unstable;