UNSTABLE


Meaning of UNSTABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌnsteɪb(ə)l ]

1.

You can describe something as unstable if it is likely to change suddenly, especially if this creates difficulty or danger.

After the fall of Pitt in 1801 there was a decade of unstable government...

The situation is unstable and potentially dangerous.

≠ stable

ADJ

2.

Unstable objects are likely to move or fall.

Both clay and sandstone are unstable rock formations.

≠ stable

ADJ

3.

If people are unstable , their emotions and behaviour keep changing because their minds are disturbed or upset.

He was emotionally unstable...

≠ stable

ADJ

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