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Noun: destabilisation  dee,stey-bu-lI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: destabilization)
  1. (government) the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government, country or economy)
    "Foreign interference led to the destabilisation of the newly formed government";
    - destabilization

Derived forms: destabilisations

Type of: action

Antonym: stabilisation [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Destabilisation