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Definition of Destabilize
1. Verb. Become unstable. "The economy destabilized rapidly"
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Destabilisation, Destabilization
Antonyms: Stabilize, Stabilize
2. Verb. Make unstable. "Terrorism destabilized the government"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Destabilisation, Destabilization, Destabilization
Antonyms: Stabilise, Stabilize
Definition of Destabilize
1. Verb. (transitive) To make something unstable. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To become unstable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Destabilize
1. [v -LIZED, -LIZING, -LIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Destabilize
Literary usage of Destabilize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stabilizing the Dollar: A Plan to Stabilize the General Price Level Without by Irving Fisher (1920)
"The Reserve against Certificates A. Stabilizing the Dollar Would destabilize the
Present 100% Reserve. To the plan for stabilizing the dollar, as described ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... whereas ions of high charge density, eg, SO42~, destabilize it but may assist
the reaction because they destabilize the initial state even more. ..."
3. Intervention Or Neglect: The United States and Central America Beyond the 1980s by Linda Robinson (1991)
"... in weapons within the region or from outside sources to persons, organizations,
or groups attempting to destabilize the Central American governments. 6. ..."
4. Fema's Role in Managing Bioterrorist Attacks and the Impact of Public Health edited by Daniel K. Akaka (2001)
"... a relatively small number of people but employed a contagious disease - could
destabilize the country and seriously compromise US strategic flexibility. ..."
5. Report of the Quadrennial Defense Review by William S. Cohen (1997)
"This could destabilize some regions and increase the number of potential ...
Uncontrolled flows of migrants will sporadically destabilize regions of the ..."
6. Constraints on Kenya's Food and Beverage Exports by Michael Schluter (1984)
"... further destabilize export earnings, and thus the whole economy. If petroleum
products are excluded, on which domestic value-added is low, ..."
7. The Changing Public Role in a Rice Economy Approaching Self-Sufficiency: The by Francesco Goletti (1994)
"Contrary to common perception, it does not destabilize prices. What can be said
about the robustness of this result? In particular, what happens when even ..."
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