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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in′stə bil′i tē)

in•sta•bil•i•ty /ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

the quality or state of being unstable;
lack of stability:Political instability led to a revolution.
the tendency to behave in an unpredictable manner:emotional instability.

See -stab-.

in•sta•bil•i•ty (in′stə bil′i tē),USA pronunciation n.

the quality or state of being unstable;
lack of stability or firmness.
the tendency to behave in an unpredictable, changeable, or erratic manner:emotional instability.

Latin instabilitās. See in-³, stability
late Middle English instabilite 1375–1425

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instability /ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)

lack of stability or steadiness
tendency to variable or unpredictable behaviour

'instability' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

fluctuation - flux - levity - Libya - maladjustment - neuroticism - quake - schizophrenia - stem - surge - turbulence - unbalance - Alzheimer's disease - astasia - borderline personality - crisis - cyclothymia - delirium tremens - dysautonomia - fickle - freak - hot spot - incertitude - insecurity - instability line - lubricity - poise - Queer Street - unstable - stable

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Synonyms: inconstancy, changeability, mutability, variability, unstableness, more...

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