Unstable Definition

unstable
adjective
  1. lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"
  2. highly or violently reactive; "sensitive and highly unstable compounds"
  3. affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce"
  4. suffering from severe mental illness; "of unsound mind"
  5. disposed to psychological variability; "his rather unstable religious convictions"
  6. subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup"

"Unstable" in song lyrics

See how unstable is used in real songs:

  • "The market's way too unstable"
    Asheru f/ Ken Starr, Talib Kweli — If
  • "I'm a lunatic and my mind is unstable"
    Blaze Ya Dead Homie — Saturday Afternoon
  • "Slipped through a grasp on the broken glass, highly unstable"
    Cage — Hell's Winter

Usage tips for "unstable"

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