unsteadiness
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5.1
- noun
- /ʌnˈstɛdiness/
:
inestabilidad
- One patient was unable to use a treadmill because of unsteadiness, and so walking distance on the flat was recorded as a measure of exercise threshold.
Examples
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The dancer's unsteadiness during the performance was due to a recent ankle injury.
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As he aged, John experienced increasing unsteadiness when walking, making him rely on a cane.
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Despite a dangerous unsteadiness in his balance, he turned his head and lifted a hand.
Fiction book (1990) -
Astonished at its own sudden unsteadiness, the ship of state began at once to right itself.
Fiction book (1992) -
One of the main difficulties for surgeons is unsteadiness in their hands.
Academic text (2003) -
In the elderly, the causes of unsteadiness and falls are multifactorial and overlapping.
Academic text (1999) -
How much of the fear of falling is influenced by the fall experiences of others, by fall near misses, or by symptoms such as unsteadiness or dizziness?
Academic text (2008) -
Syncope and unsteadiness, heralds of impending falls and fractures, were the symptoms most often cited.
Academic text (2006) -
Poor balance self-efficacy, which reflects a fear of falling, loss of balance, and unsteadiness, is a psychological barrier that may lead to activity avoidance, deterioration of physical function, and poor community reintegration.
Academic text (2010) -
Due to her condition, she noticed a troubling unsteadiness in her hands while trying to write.
Synonyms
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5.1
A situation that changes easily and can fail, for example in politics
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6.3
A change in level or amount that goes up and down over time
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5.5
A time when someone is unsure about a choice
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4.1
An unsteady trembling of the body or voice when you cannot keep them still
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6.7
A series of sudden, rough stops and starts that make movement uneven
A state of being unsteady and shaky so things or sounds seem to move
A state in which things are not firm or steady
A state when something is unstable and not firmly fixed
A feeling of being worried and not calm
A time of changeable weather with sudden rain and wind
A system that is not balanced or steady, often in science
Antonyms
How Steady
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unsteadiness comes from the parts un- ('not'), steady ('firm, not moving') and -ness ('state'). So it means the 'state of not being steady', like a ladder that wobbles or a voice that shakes.