verb
Meaning 1
To make something unstable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
destabilise
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UK: /diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/
verb
Meaning 2
To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To become unstable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 4
make unstable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Terrorism destabilized the government
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: destabilize
Antonyms: stabilise
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
verb
Meaning 5
become unstable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The economy destabilized rapidly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: destabilize
Antonyms: stabilize
Broader terms: change
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English stable English -ise English stabilise English destabilise From de- + stabilise.