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instability Definition

in·stabil·ity (in′stə bil′ə tē)

noun

  1. lack of stability; unstableness; specif.,
    1. lack of firmness or steadiness
    2. lack of determination; irresolution
  2. tendency to behave or react violently or erratically the instability of a chemical compound, emotional instability

instability Synonyms

instability

n.

inconstancy, changeability, immaturity, mutability, variability, unstableness, nonuniformity, inconsistency, irregularity, imbalance, disequilibrium, unsteadiness, shakiness, precariousness, vulnerability, pliancy, fluidity, restlessness, inquietude, disquiet, anxiety, fluctuation, alternation, oscillation, fitfulness, impermanence, transience, vacillation, hesitation, flightiness, capriciousness, wavering, irresolution, uncertainty, fickleness, volatility; see also change 1, mobility, weakness 1, 2.

instability Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • induce: It is possible also that gas release and earthquake activity may have acted together to induce sea floor instability.
  • cause: Perry says it would take disruption of Persian Gulf supplies to cause instability in the oil market.
  • create: To re-open the Brussels ceiling now would be to create further instability in an already complex negotiation.

Converse of subject

  • characterize: Viking raids on the Welsh coast began in the mid 9th century, and the 10th century was characterized by dynastic instability.

Adjective modifier

  • macroeconomic: Structural problems in the labor market can play a less obvious, but nonetheless important role in macroeconomic instability.
  • genomic: We are seeking to unravel the relationship between DNA damage, apoptosis and the genomic instability of cancer.
  • baroclinic: Both waves propagate at the same speed and at the right wavelength for baroclinic instability to occur.
  • chromosomal: Chromosomal instability is thought to occur in 85 per cent of all colorectal cancer cases.
  • postural: Postural instability: there is impairment of postural reflexes, with a tendency to fall backward.
  • transgenic: In addition, Roundup Ready soybean itself should be reassessed in light of new scientific evidence raising questions about transgenic instability.

Noun used with modifier

  • microsatellite: The cells from the time point week 6 to week 8 were assessed for microsatellite instability with selected markers.
  • detrusor: If there is detrusor instability, inappropriate increases in bladder pressure will be observed.
  • ankle: Most people with ankle instability will not need an operation.
  • chromosome: Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas ) for quantitative estimation of hidden chromosome instability.
  • slope: Slope instability presents a constant challenge to many civil engineering projects.
  • bladder: In young girls with recurrent infections, daytime urgency and wetting is not infrequently associated due to bladder instability.

Preposition: in

  • region: Rumsfeld alleged that Iraq is the cause of instability in the region.

Preposition: of

  • fifteen-passenger: Support quot ward notes instability of fifteen-passenger the bill of.
  • ankle: Lateral instability of the ankle treated by the Evans procedure.
  • knee: Loud noise of a ' pop ' , and pain, and a sudden feeling of instability of the knee.