unstable

/ʌnstˈe‍ɪbə‍l/

/ənˈsteɪbəɫ/

[adjective]

unstable

[ADJECTIVE]

subject to sudden changes of mood or behavior

likely to move, fall, or change

antonyms : stable

(of a substance) reacting with other chemical substances very easily

affording no ease or reassurance

synonyms : precarious

prone to sudden change or alteration

synonyms : fluid

suffering from severe mental illness

synonyms : mentally ill

unsound

Examples

1. The political situation had become so unstable that people felt that above black there is no color, and that the country was on the brink of collapse.

2. With the population increasing exponentially, the environment crumbling, and world economies so unstable, I fear there are some truly dark days ahead.

3. Some ingredients like retinol and vitamin C are unstable.

4. Space and time become unstable.

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