instability

Definitions

in- (not) + stab (stand) + -ility = the state of not standing firm. The noun opposite of stability. The -bil- is part of the suffix, not a separate root.

Common Collocations

• 1.economic instability经济不稳定
• 2.political instability政治不稳定
• 3.financial instability金融动荡

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Economic instability can trigger mass unemployment.

• 2.

  Years of instability damaged the region's economy.