Instability vs. Unstable
Difference Between Instability and Unstable
Instabilitynoun
(uncountable) The quality of being unstable.
Unstableadjective
Having a strong tendency to change.
Instabilitynoun
A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.
Unstableadjective
Fluctuating; not constant.
Instabilitynoun
an unstable order
Unstableadjective
Fickle.
Instabilitynoun
unreliability attributable to being unstable
Unstableadjective
Unpredictable.
Instabilitynoun
a state of disequilibrium (as may occur in cases of inner ear disease)
Unstableadjective
(chemistry) Readily decomposable.
Instabilitynoun
the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute
Unstableadjective
(physics) Radioactive, especially with a short half-life.
Unstableverb
(transitive) To release (an animal) from a stable.
Unstableadjective
lacking stability or fixity or firmness;
unstable political conditionsthe tower proved to be unstable in the high windan unstable world economyUnstableadjective
highly or violently reactive;
sensitive and highly unstable compoundsUnstableadjective
affording no ease or reassurance;
a precarious truceUnstableadjective
suffering from severe mental illness;
of unsound mindUnstableadjective
disposed to psychological variability;
his rather unstable religious convictionsUnstableadjective
subject to change; variable;
a fluid situation fraught with uncertaintyeverything was unstable following the coup
