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 Definitions of instability  [ˌɪn stəˈbɪl ɪ ti]  

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Definition of 'instability' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) instability
the quality or state of being unstable; lack of stability.

2.  instability
the tendency to behave in an unpredictable or erratic manner:
emotional instability.

Etymology:  (1375–1425; late ME < L)

Definition of 'instability' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) instability
an unstable order

2. (noun) instability
unreliability attributable to being unstable

3. (noun) imbalance, instability, unbalance
a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
"a hormonal imbalance"

4. (noun) instability, unstableness
the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute


Definition of 'instability' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) instability
a state of constant unpredictable change
the instability of the economic situation; mental instability


Definition of 'instability' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) instability
the quality or condition of being unstable; want of stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity; precariousness; as, the instability of a building

2. (noun) instability
lack of determination of fixedness; inconstancy; fickleness; mutability; changeableness; as, instability of character, temper, custom, etc


Translation of 'instability' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: lack of stability or steadiness eg of personality.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: onbestendigheid Arabic flag Arabic: عَدَم إسْتِقْرار Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: нестабилност
Brazilian flag Brazilian: instabilidade Czech flag Czech: nestálost German flag German: die Unbeständigkeit
Danish flag Danish: ustadighed; uligevægt Greek flag Greek: αστάθεια Spanish flag Spanish: inestabilidad
Estonian flag Estonian: ebastabiilsus Farsi flag Farsi: بی ثباتی Finnish flag Finnish: epävakaus
French flag French: instabilité Hebrew flag Hebrew: אִי-יַצִיבוּת Hindi flag Hindi: अस्थिरता
Croatian flag Croatian: nestabilnost Hungarian flag Hungarian: ingatagság Indonesian flag Indonesian: ketidakstabilan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: óstöðugleiki Italian flag Italian: instabilità Japanese flag Japanese: 不安定
Korean flag Korean: 불안정한 상태 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nepastovumas Latvian flag Latvian: nestabilitāte
Malay flag Malay: tidak stabil Dutch flag Dutch: instabiliteit Norwegian flag Norwegian: ustabilitet, ustøhet, ust
Polish flag Polish: chwiejność Persian flag Persian: بی ثباتی Pashto flag Pashto: ناكرارى، بې ثباتى، هردم خ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: instabilidade Romanian flag Romanian: instabilitate Russian flag Russian: неуравновешенность
Slovak flag Slovak: nestálosť Slovenian flag Slovenian: labilnost Serbian flag Serbian: nestabilnost
Swedish flag Swedish: instabilitet Thai flag Thai: ความไม่มั่นคง Turkish flag Turkish: kararsızlık, dengesizlik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 不穩定 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: нестабільність; нестійкіс Urdu flag Urdu: عدم استحکام
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bất ổn định Chinese flag Chinese: 不稳定(性)

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