in-stability
stəˈbɪl noun
1.
the quality or state of being unstable; lack of stability or firmness.
2.
the tendency to behave in an unpredictable, changeable, or erratic manner: emotional instability.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | lack of stability or steadiness |
| 2. | tendency to variable or unpredictable behaviour |
| 3. | physics a fast growing disturbance or wave in a plasma |
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instability
c.1422, from M.Fr. instabilite, from L. instabilitatem (nom. instabilitas) "unsteadiness," from instabilis "unsteady," from in- "not" + stabilis (see stable (2)).
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