Definition of Instability

1. Noun. An unstable order.

Generic synonyms: Disorder
Antonyms: Stability

2. Noun. Unreliability attributable to being unstable.

3. Noun. A lack of balance or state of disequilibrium. "A hormonal imbalance"
Exact synonyms: Imbalance, Unbalance
Generic synonyms: Disequilibrium
Antonyms: Balance

4. Noun. The quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute.
Exact synonyms: Unstableness
Generic synonyms: Unsteadiness
Specialized synonyms: Shakiness
Antonyms: Stability, Stableness
Derivative terms: Unstable, Unstable, Unstable, Unstable, Unstable

Definition of Instability

1. n. The quality or condition of being unstable; want of stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity; precariousness; as, the instability of a building.

Definition of Instability

1. Noun. The quality of being unstable. ¹

2. Noun. (context: physics countable) A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Instability

1. [n -TIES]

Medical Definition of Instability

1. The quality or state of being unstable. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Instability

inst
inst.
insta-
insta-call
insta-called
insta-calling
insta-calls
instabilities
instability (current term)
instable
instableness
instacall
instacalled
instacalling
instacalls
instadeath
instadeaths
instakill
instakills
instal
instaled
instaling
install

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