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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

instabilità

Pronunciation / Transliteration: insta.bi.li.tà

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Instability/ˌɪn.stəˈbɪl.ə.ti/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'instabilità politica ha creato tensioni."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of being unstable; lack of stability.

    "The instability of the economy led to widespread uncertainty among investors."
  2. 2

    A condition characterized by unpredictable changes or fluctuations.

    "The political instability in the region has caused many citizens to flee."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English word 'instabilite', originating from Old French 'instabilité', and ultimately from the Latin 'instabilitas', formed from 'in-' (not) plus 'stabilis' (stable). It has historically denoted a lack of firmness, steadiness, or permanence in physical, emotional, or political structures.

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