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instability

[in-stuh-bil-i-tee]

noun

  1. the quality or state of being unstable; lack of stability or firmness.

  2. the tendency to behave in an unpredictable, changeable, or erratic manner.

    emotional instability.



instability

/ ˌɪԲəˈɪɪɪ /

noun

  1. lack of stability or steadiness

  2. tendency to variable or unpredictable behaviour

  3. physics a fast growing disturbance or wave in a plasma

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of instability1

1375–1425; late Middle English instabilite < Latin Բٲ. See in- 3, stability
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Levi, a 4-year-old mutt, suffered through “a month of real instability,” said owner Jenn Burt, as they moved into temporary quarters with a series of friends in the Pasadena area.

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The government's spending plans have been impacted by sluggish economic growth, higher government borrowing costs and global instability.

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She said it had been "difficult" to move on and that matters had not been helped by instability in the team around her at a time when she was without a full-time coach.

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Structural instability forced the closing and demolition of a decades-old restaurant at the end of the pier called The Dolphin.

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Hoang said that while nationalism is often utilized as a uniting force in Vietnam and beyond, it also has the potential to create instability if it grows beyond the government’s estimation or control.

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