Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

destabilize

[ dee-stey-buh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

destabilized, destabilizing.
  1. to make unstable; rid of stabilizing attributes:

    conflicts that tend to destabilize world peace.



destabilize

/ 徱ːˈٱɪɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to undermine or subvert (a government, economy, etc) so as to cause unrest or collapse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˌٲˈپDz, noun
Discover More

Other Word Forms

  • ·ٲb··tDz noun
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of destabilize1

First recorded in 1930–35; de- + stabilize
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Being constantly on the move, she said, has been “destabilizing” for her two young daughters.

From

An extreme, protracted trade war between the two global superpowers brings profound risk that, economists say, could destabilize the world economy, trigger a global recession and plunge millions into poverty.

From

Further along, we’ll see a warp core start to destabilize, and our groups will appear to separated.

From

“The potential for federal funding cuts is very real and could destabilize the county’s budget,” she said.

From

Throughout the 1920s, most of Germany's wealthy industrialists preferred to support explicitly business-friendly conservative parties, who offered a less overtly destabilizing vision for the nation's future.

From

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


dessiatinedestain