destabilise
UK/diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/
destabilise verb: to make something unstable.
Verb
destabilise (third-person singular simple present destabilises, present participle destabilising, simple past and past participle destabilised)
- To make something unstable.
- The route had been closed on December 30 2022, after heavy rain destabilised the foundations beneath more than 40 metres of the railway.2023 January 25, “Network News: New stone shores up landslip at Carstairs”, in RAIL, number 975, page 14
- To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism.
- To become unstable.
destabilise meaning in Urdu and Bengali
destabilise in Urdu
- غیرمستحکم کرنا
destabilise in Bengali
- কোনো কিছুকে অস্থিতিশীল করা, অস্থিতিশীল হয়ে ওঠা
Forms of destabilise
| third-person singular present | destabilises |
|---|---|
| present participle | destabilising |
| past participle | destabilised |
| past | destabilised |
| alternative US | destabilize |
Origin of destabilise
From de- + stabilise.
Questions about destabilise
- What does destabilise mean?
- Destabilise means to make something unstable.
- What is destabilise in Urdu?
- Destabilise in Urdu is غیرمستحکم کرنا. See Destabilise meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is destabilise?
- Destabilise is a verb.
- How do you pronounce destabilise?
- Destabilise is pronounced /diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of destabilise?
- The past tense of destabilise is destabilised.
Words near destabilise in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: destabilise (page history and authors); destabilise (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); destabilise (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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