instability

noun

OPAL W

/ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/

[uncountable, countable, usually plural]

(plural instabilities)

Word Family

stable adjective (≠ unstable)
stability noun (≠ instability)
stabilize verb

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the quality or state of being likely to change or fail suddenly
- political and economic instability
Extra Examples
- Instability may arise at times of change.
- Racism causes political instability and violence.
- The increased inflation will inject a degree of instability into the economy.
- The law was introduced to avoid instability during the transition.
- a long period of economic instability
- economic instability resulting from climate change
- the inherent instability of financial markets
Topics Difficulty and failurec1, Moneyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- increased
- growing
- increasing
- …
… of instability
- degree
verb + instability
- cause
- create
- foster
- …
instability + verb
- arise
- occur
- result from
- …
phrases
- a period of instability
- a source of instability
See full entry
a mental condition in which somebody’s behaviour is likely to change suddenly
- mental/emotional instability
- He showed increasing signs of mental instability.
Topics Illnessc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- increased
- growing
- increasing
- …
… of instability
- degree
verb + instability
- cause
- create
- foster
- …
instability + verb
- arise
- occur
- result from
- …
phrases
- a period of instability
- a source of instability
See full entry

opposite stability

单词	instability
释义	instability noun OPAL W /ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/ /ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/ [uncountable, countable, usually plural] (plural instabilities) Word Family stable adjective (≠ unstable) stability noun (≠ instability) stabilize verb jump to other results the quality or state of being likely to change or fail suddenly political and economic instability Extra Examples Instability may arise at times of change. Racism causes political instability and violence. The increased inflation will inject a degree of instability into the economy. The law was introduced to avoid instability during the transition. a long period of economic instability economic instability resulting from climate change the inherent instability of financial markets Topics Difficulty and failurec1, Moneyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective increased growing increasing … … of instability degree verb + instability cause create foster … instability + verb arise occur result from … phrases a period of instability a source of instability See full entry a mental condition in which somebody’s behaviour is likely to change suddenly mental/emotional instability He showed increasing signs of mental instability. Topics Illnessc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective increased growing increasing … … of instability degree verb + instability cause create foster … instability + verb arise occur result from … phrases a period of instability a source of instability See full entry opposite stability see also unstable Word Originlate Middle English: from French instabilité, from Latin instabilitas, from instabilis, from in- ‘not’ + stabilis (from the base of stare ‘to stand’).
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