1 likely to change suddenly:
unstable share prices * The political situation remains highly unstable.
2 if people are unstable, their behaviour and emotions change often and suddenly because their minds are upset:
emotionally / mentally unstable
3 likely to move or fall:
Icebergs are notoriously unstable and are likely to turn over.
4 (technical) (of a substance) not staying in the same chemical or ATOMIC state:
chemically unstable
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seealsoINSTABILITY
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