instability

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an unstable order
  2. noun unreliability attributable to being unstable
  3. noun a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium

Etymology

From Middle French instabilité, from Latin instabilitas. Morphologically in- + stability.

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