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DESTABILIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
Synonyms:
destabilisation; destabilization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("destabilization" is a kind of...):
action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))
Domain category:
administration; governance; governing; government; government activity (the act of governing; exercising authority)
Antonym:
stabilization (the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable)
Derivation:
destabilize (make unstable)
destabilize (become unstable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("destabilization" is a kind of...):
alteration; change; modification (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another)
Domain category:
aircraft (a vehicle that can fly)
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
Derivation:
destabilize (make unstable)
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