instability
/ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/noun
उच्चारण इन्स्टबिलटी
अस्थिरता, अनिश्चितता
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[U]
the quality of a situation in which things are likely to change or fail suddenly
अस्थिरता, अनिश्चितता
- political instability
- economic instability
- Political instability slowed down the country's growth.
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- The instability of the bridge worried the engineers.
- Price instability makes it hard for farmers to plan.
Synonyms unpredictability insecurity volatility uncertainty unsteadiness
Opposite stability security steadiness permanence
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[U, C]
a mental condition in which somebody's behaviour is likely to change suddenly
(मानसिक) अस्थिरता
- emotional instability
- The doctor said the child's instability was a result of the sudden loss of his parents.
- Mental instability can sometimes follow a severe shock.
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- The report spoke of emotional instability in teenagers under stress.
- His instability made it hard for him to hold a job.
Synonyms imbalance unpredictability volatility
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
in·sta·bil·i·ty
With in- (not 'unstability'); but the adjective is unstable (not 'instable').
in- के साथ ('unstability' नहीं); पर adjective unstable है ('instable' नहीं)।
§Grammar and usage
This in-/un- pair is a regular spelling trap: unstable but instability; unable but inability; unequal but inequality.
यह in-/un- जोड़ी नियमित spelling trap है: unstable पर instability; unable पर inability; unequal पर inequality।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Political instability, financial instability.
Collocations: political instability (राजनीतिक अस्थिरता), financial instability (आर्थिक अस्थिरता)।