Instability
Pronunciation : In`sta*bil"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. instabilitas: cf. F. instabilit?.]
Definition : 1. The quality or condition of being unstable; want of stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity; precariousness; as, the instability of a building.
2. Lack of determination of fixedness; inconstancy; fickleness; mutability; changeableness; as, instability of character, temper, custom, etc. Addison.
Syn. -- Inconstancy; fickleness; changeableness; wavering; unsteadiness; unstableness.
pl. Instabilities.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913