UNSTABLE


Meaning of UNSTABLE in English

1.

You can describe something as ~ 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 ~ government...

The situation is ~ and potentially dangerous.

? stable

ADJ

2.

Unstable objects are likely to move or fall.

Both clay and sandstone are ~ rock formations.

? stable

ADJ

3.

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

He was emotionally ~...

? stable

ADJ

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