Instability — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an unstable order

unreliability attributable to being unstable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnstəbˈɪlᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnstəbˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnstəbˈɪlɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪnstəbˈɪlᵻɾi/.

Examples

a hormonal imbalance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unbalance imbalance unstableness

Antonyms

balance stableness stability

Parts of Speech

noun	an unstable order
noun	unreliability attributable to being unstable
noun	a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium “a hormonal imbalance”
noun	the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute

Word Forms

unstable

adjective

affording no ease or reassurance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Instabilität

eine instabile Ordnung

🇫🇷French

instabilité

une commande instable

🇪🇸Spanish

inestabilidad

un orden inestable

🇮🇹Italian

instabilità

un ordine instabile

🇳🇱Dutch

instabiliteit

een onstabiele orde

🇵🇹Portuguese

instabilidade

uma ordem instável

🇷🇺Russian

нестабильность

нестабильный порядок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्थिरता

एक अस्थिर आदेश

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থিরতা

একটি অস্থির আদেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியற்ற தன்மை

ஒரு நிலையற்ற ஒழுங்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్థిరత

ఒక అస్థిర క్రమం

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्थिरता

एक अस्थिर ऑर्डर

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્થિરતા

અસ્થિર ઓર્ડર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಥಿರತೆ

ಅಸ್ಥಿರ ಆದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്ഥിരത

അസ്ഥിരമായ ക്രമം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਿਰਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਸਥਿਰ ਆਰਡਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

عدم استحکام

ایک غیر مستحکم حکم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不稳定

不稳定的秩序

🇯🇵Japanese

不安定

不安定な秩序

🇰🇷Korean

불안정

불안정한 질서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bất ổn

trật tự không ổn định

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่มั่นคง

คำสั่งซื้อที่ไม่แน่นอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakstabilan

tatanan yang tidak stabil

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-tatag

isang hindi matatag na order

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakstabilan

perintah yang tidak stabil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم الاستقرار

أمر غير مستقر

🇮🇷Persian

بی ثباتی

نظم ناپایدار

🇹🇷Turkish

istikrarsızlık

istikrarsız bir düzen

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִי יַצִיבוּת

סדר לא יציב

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