Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The quality of being unstable.
Instabilität, Instabilität
нестаби́льностьnestabílʹnostʹ, неусто́йчивостьneustójčivostʹ, непро́чностьnepróčnostʹ
нестабі́льністьnestabílʹnistʹ, несті́йкістьnestíjkistʹ
the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute
(countable)A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.
Examples
26 sentencesZiri warned about the roof’s instability.
Algeria needs to fix its political instability.
Libya has high levels of political instability.
Algeria's political instability isn't helping economic growth.
Algeria needs to cope with regional instability.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French instabilité, from Latin instabilitas.From Middle French instabilité, from Latin instabilitas.
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Forms
plural: instabilities| Singular | instability |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute:unstableness
- a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium:imbalanceunbalance
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable