destabilization
UK/diːˌsteɪbəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/US/di:,steibilai'zeiʃәn/
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Definitions
n.
The process of making something less stable
使不稳定；动摇
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedde-down, away, reversal
+
-izeto make, to become
+
-ationable, capable
=destabilization
de- (undo) + stabilize + -ation = the process of undoing a stable, standing-firm condition. The opposite of stabilization. See stabilization.
Root st still carries 376 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.regional destabilization地区动荡
- 2.economic destabilization经济动荡
- 3.political destabilization政治动荡
Example Sentences
- 1.
Foreign interference led to the destabilization of the government.
- 2.
Economists warned of the destabilization of the housing market.