unstable
adjective
not stable; specif.,
- not fixed, firm, or steady; easily upset or unbalanced
- changeable; variable; fluctuating
- unreliable; fickle
- emotionally unsettled
- Chem. tending to decompose or change into other compounds
See unstable in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ŭn-stāˈbəl)
adjective un·sta·bler,
un·sta·blest a. Tending strongly to change: unstable weather.
b. Not constant; fluctuating: unstable vital signs.
a. Fickle.
b. Lacking control of one's emotions; marked by unpredictable behavior.
- Not firmly placed; unsteady: an unstable ladder.
- Chemistry
a. Decomposing readily.
b. Highly or violently reactive.
- Physics
a. Decaying with relatively short lifetime. Used of subatomic particles.
b. Radioactive.
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