What does destabilize mean?

Definitions for destabilize
diˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪzdesta·bi·lize

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. destabilize, destabiliseverb

    become unstable

    "The economy destabilized rapidly"

  2. destabilize, destabiliseverb

    make unstable

    "Terrorism destabilized the government"

Wiktionary

  1. destabilizeverb

    To make something unstable.

  2. destabilizeverb

    To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism.

  3. destabilizeverb

    To become unstable.

ChatGPT

  1. destabilize

    To destabilize refers to the act of making something unsteady, unstable or insecure, either physically or metaphorically. This could mean causing a government, economy, or system to become inefficient, malfunction or potentially collapse. It is the process of introducing instability or uncertainty into a previously stable environment or situation.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of destabilize in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of destabilize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of destabilize in a Sentence

  1. Karen Pollitz:

    But going forward and now, there is acknowledgment that there are shortcomings with the current law. Not everybody has coverage. Not everybody is eligible for help who needs it. We've got other instability that has been initiated or aggravated by the administration's actions and by the actions of state officials that are hoping to undo or destabilize the law, this is going to be a prominent issue throughout the campaign: what direction makes sense. And also, is one direction the answer?

  2. Viktor Orban:

    The migration crisis will determine the future of our political family, we are in a deep trouble. The migration crisis is able to destabilize governments, countries and the European continent.

  3. John Cohen:

    It's sometimes difficult to even discuss mitigation activities because of the political environment in Washington, there are foreign nations like Russia who are seeking to destabilize and weaken the United States, and they do that by pushing out information meant to exacerbate the social fractures of our society.

  4. Joseph Fallon:

    Here, it can jeopardize western interests through guerrilla warfare sabotaging Libya’s oil facilities and ports and through calculated use of terror to unleash a mass migration of people to destabilize neighboring countries and Europe.

  5. Stephen Schwarzman:

    AI can be an enormous force for good, but on the downside it can lead to high unemployment. It could destabilize society if it happens too fast.

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