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instabilities

instabilities is the plural of instability.

Meaning of instability

Noun

instability (countable and uncountable, plural instabilities)

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being unstable.
    • The template is [Richard] Nixon’s “madman theory” of diplomatic engagement – shorthand for prompting your adversaries to doubt your sanity and mental instability to the point where they are intimidated into otherwise unlikely concessions.2026 April 8, Robert Tait, “Trump may be using Nixon’s ‘madman theory’ – and similar infamy may await”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2026
  2. (countable) A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.

Phrases with instabilities

Questions about instabilities

What is instabilities the plural of?
Instabilities is the plural of instability.

Words near instabilities in the dictionary

  1. Insta-thots
  2. instaban
  3. instabanned
  4. instabanning
  5. instabans
  6. instabilities
  7. instability
  8. instable
  9. instableness
  10. instabought
  11. instabuy

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