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unstable
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adjective (a)

  • lacking stability or fixity or firmness(adj.all)
    Example:
    Unstable political conditions.
    The tower proved to be unstable in the high wind.
    An unstable world economy.
    Antonym:
    stable
    source: wordnet30
  • Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • highly or violently reactive(adj.all)
    Example:
    Sensitive and highly unstable compounds.
    source: wordnet30
  • affording no ease or reassurance(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    precarious
    source: wordnet30
  • suffering from severe mental illness(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    mentally ill, unsound
    source: wordnet30
  • disposed to psychological variability(adj.all)
    Example:
    His rather unstable religious convictions.
    source: wordnet30
  • subject to change; variable(adj.all)
    Example:
    Everything was unstable following the coup.
    Synonym:
    fluid
    source: wordnet30
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