Noun: destabilization dee,stey-bu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], dee,stey-bu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
- (government) the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government, country or economy)
"Foreign interference led to the destabilization of the newly formed government";
- destabilisation [Brit]
- An event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)
"The sudden gust of wind caused a momentary destabilization of the small plane"
Derived forms: destabilizations
Type of: action, alteration, change, modification
Antonym: stabilization
Encyclopedia: Destabilization