instability
11instability — [[t]ɪ̱nstəbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] instabilities N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Instability is the quality of being unstable. ...unpopular policies, which resulted in social discontent and political instability. ...Caligula s inherent mental instability... The… …
12instability — in|sta|bil|i|ty [ˌınstəˈbılıti] n plural instabilities [U and C] 1.) when a situation is not certain because there is the possibility of sudden change ≠ ↑stability ▪ the instability of the market ▪ political instability in the region 2.) mental… …
13instability — noun (U) 1 uncertainty in a situation that is caused by the possibility of sudden change: the instability of the market | political instability 2 mental problems that are likely to cause sudden changes of behaviour: nervous instability …
14instability — noun 1) the instability of political life Syn: unreliability, uncertainty, unpredictability, insecurity, riskiness; impermanence, inconstancy, changeability, variability, fluctuation, mutability, transience Ant: certainty …
15instability — in|sta|bil|i|ty [ ,ınstə bıləti ] noun uncount 1. ) a situation that keeps changing, so that you are worried about what might happen: This policy would lead to greater instability in the region. political/economic instability a ) a condition in… …
16instability — divergent instability oscillatory instability …
17instability — noun 1) the instability of political life Syn: unreliability, uncertainty, unpredictability, insecurity, volatility, capriciousness, changeability, mutability 2) emotional instability Syn: volatility, unpredictabil …
18instability — UK [ˌɪnstəˈbɪlətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a) a situation that keeps changing, so that you are worried about what might happen This policy would lead to greater instability in the region. political/economic instability b) a condition in which… …
19instability — /in steuh bil i tee/, n. 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. [1375 1425; late ME instabilite < L… …
20instability — the continued rising of an air mass as it is warmer than the surrounding, or environmental, air. This is especially common after the rising mass has passed the dew point and so cools at the saturated adiabatic lapse rate as the release of… …
