French Conversation · Level 63
76 words
French word
instabilité
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃stabilite/
Meaning
- feminine nouninstability
Example
L'instabilité de l'emploi inquiète les jeunes.
Job instability worries young people.
More examples
L'instabilité politique réduit la confiance dans les institutions.
Political instability reduces trust in institutions.
Core concept
A balance that keeps shifting instead of holding steady.
Common phrases
instabilité politique
political instability
instabilité financière
financial instability
instabilité de l'emploi
job instability
Similar words
déséquilibre: A state in which balance has been lost, creating an uneven condition.
incertitude: A lack of certainty that makes the future difficult to predict.
précarité: Social or economic insecurity that leaves a situation vulnerable.
Definition in French
Tendance ou qualité de ce qui manque de constance et change facilement.
Word origin
Instabilité is formed from French instable and -ité, ultimately from Latin instabilitas, built on in- meaning 'not' and stabilis meaning 'steady'.
Usage tips
- Instabilité is feminine, so standard forms include une instabilité and l'instabilité.