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destabilize
[ dee-stey-buh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to make unstable; rid of stabilizing attributes:
conflicts that tend to destabilize world peace.
destabilize
/ 徱ːˈٱɪɪˌɪ /
verb
- tr to undermine or subvert (a government, economy, etc) so as to cause unrest or collapse
Derived Forms
- ˌٲˈپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٲb··tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of destabilize1
Example Sentences
Being constantly on the move, she said, has been “destabilizing” for her two young daughters.
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.
Further along, we’ll see a warp core start to destabilize, and our groups will appear to separated.
“The potential for federal funding cuts is very real and could destabilize the county’s budget,” she said.
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.
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