unstable

Words with a similar base: unstable

'unstable'

[unstable.a.01] as in: lacking stability or fixity or firmness

Examples:
unstable political conditions
the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind
an unstable world economy

'unstable'

[unstable.s.01] as in: highly or violently reactive

Examples:
sensitive and highly unstable compounds

'unstable'

[precarious.s.01] as in: affording no ease or reassurance

Examples:
a precarious truce

'unstable'

[mentally_ill.s.01] as in: suffering from severe mental illness

Examples:
of unsound mind

'unstable'

[unstable.s.04] as in: disposed to psychological variability

Examples:
his rather unstable religious convictions

'unstable'

[fluid.s.01] as in: subject to change; variable

Examples:
a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty
everything was unstable following the coup

Origins

					unstable (English)
├── stable (English)
│   └── stabilis (Latin)
│       ├── -abilis (Latin)
│       └── sto (Latin)
└── un- (English)
    ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── unus (Latin)
        └── oinos (Latin)

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