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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:

Nouns denoting natural events

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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