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destabilize

especially British, ·ٲ··

[dee-stey-buh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

destabilized, destabilizing 
  1. to make unstable; rid of stabilizing attributes.

    conflicts that tend to destabilize world peace.



destabilize

/ 徱ːˈٱɪɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to undermine or subvert (a government, economy, etc) so as to cause unrest or collapse

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • destabilization noun
  • ˌٲˈپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of destabilize1

First recorded in 1930–35; de- + stabilize
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The trauma we suffered was destabilizing and healing from it was slow and difficult.

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It destabilized the entire region and triggered a cascade of wars leading to at least 4.5 million deaths.

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"You want to know who is influencing him and you want to talk about the destabilizing results of this man in the White House," my source said.

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The experience is the opposite of what one feels by the image glut and sound bites of modern life, the psychologically destabilizing ether of digital distractions that can oppress the soul.

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Nick’s energized romantic do-si-do destabilizes the group, and gives them something new to gossip about and compare their own lives with as they wobble through the ensuing year.

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