instability
Definitions
noun
The quality of being unstable.
A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.
Collocations
12(noun.)
ADJ
increased
growing, increasing
continuing
inherent, internal
economic, financial, political, social
emotional, mental
QUANT
degree
The political crisis created a degree of instability that worried many investors.
VERB + INSTABILITY
cause, create
Economic problems created instability in the country during the 1990s.
avoid
The government took quick action to avoid instability in the economy.
INSTABILITY + VERB
arise, occur
Political instability occurred in the region after the government lost control.
PHRASES
a period of instability
The country experienced a period of instability after the government changed.
a source of instability
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Gold prices are skyrocketing in the wake of financial instability.
Tatoeba · #244272In physics, the Jeans instability causes the collapse of interstellar gas clouds and subsequent star formation.
Tatoeba · #2075484The country is going through a period of economic instability.
Tatoeba · #3122574Political instability could make Algeria lose its economic momentum.
Tatoeba · #7861428Is instability in Libya a significant threat to Algeria?
Tatoeba · #7863276We don't want instability in Algeria.
Tatoeba · #8137449