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destabilize

UK
/dɪˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/
US
/dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz/

Translations

destabilizeverb
destabilized
Past Simple
destabilized
Past Participle
destabilizing
Gerund
UK
/dɪˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/
US
/dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz/
déstabiliserSens général et le plus courant ; peut s’employer au sens politique, social ou physique.
The economic sanctions were intended to destabilize the country's government.
Les sanctions économiques visaient à déstabiliser le gouvernement du pays.
Additional translations
fragiliserEmployé surtout pour un système, une institution ou une situation que l’on rend moins stable ou moins sûre.
déstabiliserAu sens physique : rendre instable, déséquilibrer.
Synonyms
disorganize
unbalance
displace
disturb
derange
upset
disrupt
unsettle
Antonyms
stabilize

Definitions

destabilizeverb
To make a system, country, or organization less stable or secure.
The economic sanctions were intended to destabilize the country's government.
To cause something to become unsteady or wobbly.
The removal of the support beam could destabilize the entire structure.
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