instability — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The quality of being unstable.

   Uso

   • non numerabile

   Sinonimi

   unstabilityunstablenessvolatility

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   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.

2. A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.

   Uso

   • numerabile

Sostantivo

1. an unstable order

   Contrari

   stability

   Termini più generali

   disorder

2. unreliability attributable to being unstable

   Termini più generali

   undependabilityundependablenessunreliabilityunreliableness

3. a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium

   Sinonimi

   imbalanceunbalance

   Termini più generali

   disequilibrium

   Esempi

   a hormonal imbalance

4. the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute

   Sinonimi

   unstableness

   Contrari

   stability

   Termini più generali

   unsteadiness