English noun: instability | |||
1. | instability (state) an unstable order | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disorder | ||
Antonyms | stability | ||
2. | instability (attribute) unreliability attributable to being unstable | ||
Broader (hypernym) | undependability, undependableness, unreliability, unreliableness | ||
3. | instability (state) a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium | ||
Samples | A hormonal imbalance. | ||
Synonyms | imbalance, unbalance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disequilibrium | ||
Antonyms | balance | ||
4. | instability (attribute) the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute | ||
Synonyms | unstableness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unsteadiness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | shakiness | ||
Antonyms | stability, stableness | ||