Added 9 October 2026
instability
/ɪnstəˈbɪlɪti/ noun
In Latin: instabilitas Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about instability at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The quality of being unstable.
- A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.
Origin
From Middle French instabilité, from Latin instabilitas. Morphologically in- + stability.
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