volatileadjective
uk/ˈvɒl.ə.taɪl/us/ˈvɑː.lə.t̬əl/likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly or suddenly become violent or angry:
Food and fuel prices are very volatile in a war situation.
The situation was made more volatile by the fact that people had been drinking a lot of alcohol.
He had a volatile temper and couldn't have been easy to live with.
A volatile liquid or solid substance will change easily into a gas.
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Changing frequently
- butterfly
- capricious
- changeable
- dipsy-doodle
- elasticity
- fickle
- flighty
- inconstant
- inflammable
- kaleidoscopic
- mercurial
- mutable
- patchy
- shifting
- stutter
- turbulent
- unpredictable
- variable
- yo-yo
- zigzag
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Angry and displeased
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volatility
noun [ U ] uk/ˌvɒl.əˈtɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌvɑː.ləˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/