destabilize
gb/dɪstˈeɪbəlˌaɪz/ us/dɪstˈeɪbəlˌaɪz/
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Verb
formal
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Make a system unstable
To make a system or situation less steady, safe, or likely to continue normally.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] destabilizes [a country/government/economy/system]
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not use it to mean simply “destroy”; something can be destabilized and still continue to exist.
Sinonime
undermine (suggests weakening support or authority, often gradually or indirectly)
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disrupt (emphasizes interrupting normal operation more than long-term instability)
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weaken (more general; does not always imply instability)
Antonime
stabilize (make something steady, secure, or less likely to change dangerously)
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strengthen (make something more powerful or secure)
Colocații
destabilize a country
|destabilize a region
|destabilize the government
|destabilize the economy
|destabilize markets
|destabilize a system
|destabilize a coalition
|politically destabilize
|a destabilizing effect
|a destabilizing influence
Teme
politics
|economics
|society
|conflict
|business
Exemple
- The scandal threatened to destabilize the government before the election.
- A sudden rise in oil prices could destabilize the global economy.
- Foreign interference was blamed for attempts to destabilize the region.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The crisis destabilized the country.
- Bad news can destabilize markets.
Verb
formal
C1
action
2
Unsettle someone emotionally
To make someone feel upset, insecure, or unable to deal with life normally.
Tipar de utilizare:
[event/situation] destabilizes [someone/someone's life/a group]
Greșeală frecventă:
In everyday conversation, “unsettle” or “upset” is often more natural than “destabilize.”
Sinonime
unsettle (more common and less formal for emotional or mental disturbance)
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upset (simpler and broader; often refers to sadness or worry)
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throw off balance (informal phrase for making someone feel unable to cope)
Antonime
stabilize (help someone become steadier or more secure)
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reassure (reduce fear or uncertainty emotionally)
Colocații
emotionally destabilize
|psychologically destabilize
|destabilize someone
|destabilize a family
|destabilize a child
|destabilize a team
|destabilize someone's life
|destabilize a routine
Teme
psychology
|emotions
|relationships
|work
Exemple
- The sudden breakup destabilized him for months.
- Frequent moves can destabilize children and make school harder for them.
- The manager's unexpected resignation destabilized the whole team.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The bad news destabilized her.
- The change destabilized the team.
Verb
technical
C1
action
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Reduce physical or scientific stability
To make something physical or scientific less stable and more likely to change, fail, or break down.
Tipar de utilizare:
[factor/action] destabilizes [a structure/substance/protein/process]
Greșeală frecventă:
For ordinary objects, “make unstable” or “weaken” may sound more natural than “destabilize.”
Sinonime
weaken (more general; often means reduce strength rather than equilibrium)
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disrupt (emphasizes interference with a process or system)
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unbalance (emphasizes loss of balance or equilibrium)
Antonime
stabilize (make physically, chemically, or biologically steadier)
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reinforce (strengthen a structure so it is less likely to fail)
Colocații
destabilize a structure
|destabilize a wall
|destabilize a slope
|destabilize a molecule
|destabilize a protein
|destabilize a compound
|destabilize an ecosystem
|destabilize the climate
|destabilize ice shelves
|a destabilizing mutation
Teme
science
|engineering
|medicine
|environment
Exemple
- Removing the support beam could destabilize the wall.
- The mutation appears to destabilize the protein.
- Warming oceans may destabilize ice shelves and speed up sea-level rise.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The work could destabilize the old wall.
- Heat can destabilize some chemicals.
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Forma de dicționar
destabilize
IPA
GB/dɪstˈeɪbəlˌaɪz/
US/dɪstˈeɪbəlˌaɪz/
Silabe și accent
destabil - ize (2 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ize)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: destabilize
- 3rd Person Singular: destabilizes
- Present Participle: destabilizing
- Past: destabilized
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