destabilization

Definitions of destabilization
  1. noun
    the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
    synonyms: destabilisation
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    antonyms:
    stabilization
    the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable
    type of:
    action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. noun
    an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)
    synonyms: destabilisation
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    type of:
    alteration, change, modification
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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