destabilize

//diːˈsteɪbəlaɪz//
C1Frequency Level 11Formal
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Verb

destabilizeInfinitive
destabilizePresent tense
destabilizedPast tense
destabilizedPast participle
destabilizingPresent participle
destabilizesThird-person singular
1

To cause something to become unstable or less secure, especially a government, economy, or system.

The economic crisis destabilized the government.

2

To undermine the stability or equilibrium of a person, situation, or structure.

The sudden change in leadership destabilized the entire organization.

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