instability

IPA: ɪnstʌbˈɪɫɪti

(uncountable) The quality of being unstable.
(physics, countable) A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.

Examples of "instability" in Sentences

Lubos is using the term instability the way I find it meaningful.
Short interest in this stock is starting to grow and day traders should watch this in order to take advantage of some short term instability.
The name of Mr. Wouk's antihero, Captain Queeg, has become useful shorthand for a leader whose instability is exceeded only by his incompetence.
An unemployment check might be a family's last line of defense against the poor health, disruptions in education, and long-term instability that are associated with severe poverty.
So there lies (excuse the pun) the problem for the West either to intervene in Libya and cause further mayhem for years to come (Iraq, Afghanistan) or let the problem pan out with short term instability and persecution..decisions decisions Obama and co...
Ivan Duane Braden, a former National Guardsman discharged from an Iraq-bound unit after superiors noted signs of instability, is arrested after checking into a mental health facility and telling counselors about plans to blow up a synagogue and a National Guard armory in Tennessee.