unstable
91
4.4
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsteɪbəl/
:
inestable
- There needs to be better screening to keep out emotionally unstable individuals.
- emotionally unstable
- an unstable family
- an unstable life
If you are too unstable, if you are not solid,
- If you are too unstable, if you are not solid,
- He he is a little more unstable, the aggressive person, all right.
- Women don't trust an unstable or unreliable man.
- You came out very strong or maybe you were unstable in your your words, your decisions.
- I just think we have like broken, toxic, mentally unstable people.
- He wants people to feel that he's unstable.
- The trauma bond comes from a place of attempting to make an attachment to an unstable person or situation.
- They've been, they've been held here because they're mentally unstable.
- But the challenge is that I, I'm just emotionally, I feel emotionally unstable.
- This is a book for people who are mentally unstable.
- People need to get up and realize this guy is completely mentally ill, unstable and full of rage.
- Of people that could be a danger to society in in case you want to seek revenge, that you're unstable because you've got PTSD.
- Wow, you must be mentally unstable.
- And he and Donald Trump are just like these two mentally unwell, unstable people with no empathy and they like it.
Examples
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Well, now that you mention it, I feel a little unstable up here.
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Obviously I'm an unstable emotional wreck.
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There is no room for the sick and the weak and the unstable.
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Yes, he is also a little mentally unstable and could be violent.
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I feel so unstable and scared right now, like she's about to just fall at any second.
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She's completely unstable.
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He's mentally unstable.
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Your husband's claiming you're mentally unstable because your father was physically abusive and your mother was an alcoholic who abandoned you.
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After her recent breakup, she felt emotionally unstable and struggled to control her mood swings.
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His unstable behavior made it difficult for his friends to know how he would react in any situation.
Synonyms
163
4.4
Likely to change suddenly and hard to know in advance
116
4.7
Not organized and full of confusion
94
6.1
Not regular or predictable and likely to change suddenly
77
7.0
Likely to change suddenly and become more dangerous
50
3.2
Often feels angry or sad quickly for no clear reason
39
6.2
Changing often in a way you cannot rely on
34
6.6
Full of confusion and disorder among people, politics, or events
34
4.0
Feeling unsteady in body or mind after something sudden
19
7.9
Showing sudden changes in mood, like going from happy to angry
12
6.5
Tends to change mood suddenly and act in an unexpected way
7
8.2
Changing mood or behaviour suddenly and without warning
7
8.4
Full of strong, stormy feelings, often with loud arguments
4
6.8
A person who feels interested one moment and not interested the next
Changing up and down often in a way you cannot guess
Often changes mood or behavior quickly and without warning
Antonyms
How Emotionally Stable
473
2.3
3
3.7
50
3.2
12
6.5
91
4.4
34
7.4
233
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unstable comes from un- 'not' plus stable 'standing firm', the same root you see in the word stable. So if a person is unstable their feelings do not 'stand firm' and can change quickly.