Meaning

3 senses

  1. (UK, transitive)To make something unstable.

    make unstable

  2. (UK, transitive)To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism.

  3. (UK, intransitive)To become unstable.

    become unstable

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The diplomatic crisis with Russia destabilised the government.

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  2. Coronavirus has destabilised everything.

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Forms

destabilises, destabilising, destabilised, destabilised
Base formdestabilise · to destabilise
3rd person singulardestabilises
Present participledestabilising
Past simpledestabilised
Past participledestabilised

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydestabilise
he, she, itdestabilises

Past simpleLesson

all personsdestabilised

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave destabilised
he, she, ithas destabilised

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill destabilise

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
stabilizestabilise

Word family

1 related words
Relateddestabilisation

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
despotdespoticdespotismdessertA2destabilizedestinationB1destinedestinyB2
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