Unstableness
51transience — n impermanence, transitoriness, tempo rariness, temporalness; brevity, briefness, shortness, momentariness, ephemeralness, evanescence, volatility, fugacity, fugitiveness; mortality, perishability, corruptibility, unendurability, nonpermanence;… …
52uncertainty — n 1. doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, dubiety, skepticism; unsureness, hesitancy, hesitation; caution, wariness, tentativeness; suspicion, suspiciousness, diffidence, misgiving, distrust, mistrust. 2. guess, piece of guesswork; borderline case,… …
53unstable — /ʌnˈsteɪbəl / (say un staybuhl) adjective 1. not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady. 2. liable to fall, change, or cease. 3. not steadfast; inconstant; wavering. 4. lacking emotional stability. 5. Chemistry denoting compounds which… …
54instability — [in΄stə bil′ə tē] n. 1. lack of stability; unstableness; specif., a) lack of firmness or steadiness b) lack of determination; irresolution 2. tendency to behave or react violently or erratically [the instability of a chemical compound, emotional… …
55unstable — [unstā′bəl] adj. [ME] not stable; specif., a) not fixed, firm, or steady; easily upset or unbalanced b) changeable; variable; fluctuating c) unreliable; fickle d) emotionally unsettled e) Chem. tending to decompose or change into other compounds …
56mentally ill — adjective suffering from severe mental illness (Freq. 1) of unsound mind • Syn: ↑unsound, ↑unstable • Similar to: ↑insane • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
57shakiness — noun 1. a shaky motion the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe • Syn: ↑shaking, ↑trembling, ↑quiver, ↑quivering, ↑vibration, ↑palpitation • Derivationally related forms …
58stableness — noun the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast • Syn: ↑stability • Ant: ↑unstableness, ↑instability (for: ↑stability) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
59unstable — adj. (unstabler, unstablest) 1 not stable. 2 changeable. 3 showing a tendency to sudden mental or emotional changes. Phrases and idioms: unstable equilibrium a state in which a body when disturbed tends to move farther from equilibrium.… …
60unsteadiness — noun 1. the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place • Syn: ↑ricketiness • Ant: ↑steadiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑rickety (for: ↑ricketiness), ↑ …
