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inestabilidad

instability

noun ee-nes-tah-bee-lee-DAHD Rare

Origin: From Latin in- (not) + stabilis (firm), via Spanish estabilidad.

Usage Note

Inestabilidad is the opposite of estabilidad (stability). It appears frequently in political (inestabilidad política), economic (inestabilidad económica), and meteorological (inestabilidad atmosférica) contexts. The adjective form is inestable.

Examples

"La inestabilidad política afectó la economía del país."

Natural Translation

Political instability affected the country's economy.

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