Definitions for instability

instability in·sta·bil·i·ty

Spelling: [in-stuh-bil-i-tee]
IPA: /ˌɪn stəˈbɪl ɪ ti/

Instability is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 413 anagrams from letters in instability (abiiilnstty).

Definitions for instability

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:

Origin of instability

1375-1425; late Middle English instabilite Latin instabilitās. See in-3, stability

Examples for instability

He knew that both Ruth and he had the instability as well as the initiative of the vagabond.

Russians are buying up London property as a way to protect their money against the instability at home.

Our unpopular and unending interventions in the Middle East brought nothing but instability.

That would be a recipe not just for Ukrainian instability but for instability and upheaval throughout the entire region.

When the storm commenced, her dwelling had begun to show symptoms of instability.

But alas and alackaday for the instability of youthful affection!

The elections brought instead of stability, instability to Afghanistan,” said this official, “and it will never end.

Paul will argue that such military force does little to combat the issues at the heart of instability.

But in the background of her mind there had always lurked a warning of his instability.

The instability of the laws has always been one of the most serious grievances.

Word Value for instability
Scrable

16

Words with friends

18

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