instability (ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪtɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- lack of stability or steadiness
- tendency to variable or unpredictable behaviour
- physics a fast growing disturbance or wave in a plasma
Translations
- British English:
instability
Instability is a lack of stability in a place, situation, or person....political instability.ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪtɪ NOUN ...political instability.
- Spanish:
inestabilidad
nf
- French:
instabilité
nf
- German:
Instabilität
nf
- Chinese: 不稳定 n
- Arabic: عَدَمُ الثَّبَاتُ n
- Portuguese: instabilidade nf
- Russian: нестабильность nf
- Croatian: nestabilnost nf
- Czech: nestabilnost nf
- Danish: ustabilitet nutr
- Dutch: instabiliteit nf
- Finnish: epävakaisuus n
- Greek: αστάθεια nf
- Italian: instabilità nf
- Japanese: 不安定 n
- Korean: 불안정 n
- Norwegian: ustabilitet nm
- Polish: niestałość nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: instabilidade nf
- European Spanish:
inestabilidad
nf
- Swedish: instabilitet nutr
- Thai: ความไม่แน่นอน n
- Turkish: dengesizlik n
- Vietnamese: tính không ổn định n
Usage examples
She did not think it was solely the increasing signs of Anita's mental instability.
, Death and Transfiguration (1994)Eta Carinae's instability is mainly due to its awesome size.
New Scientist (1998)The instability in neighbouring Zimbabwe was also affecting the country, she said.
Irish Times (2002)Further, as events in Saudi Arabia at the weekend showed, political instability in the Middle East makes overdependence on oil very unwise.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)They demanded a meeting with President Nazarbayev, who refused to see them, accusing them of generating instability ".
, Between Marx and Muhammed (1994)