Definition of INSTABILITY

instability

Plural: instabilities

Noun

  • an unstable order
  • unreliability attributable to being unstable
  • a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
  • the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute
  • The quality of being unstable.
  • A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French instabilité, from Latin instabilitas.
Morphologically in- + stability.

Scrabble Score: 16

instability: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
instability: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
instability: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

instability: valid Words With Friends Word