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 | ||