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destabilization

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about destabilization at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. An event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft).
  2. The action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy).

Origin

From de- + stabilization or destabilize + -ion.

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