Meaning & use
destabilize
To make a system, government, or situation less stable or secure.
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The coup attempt threatened to destabilize the entire region for years.
Rising unemployment can destabilize even a strong and well-managed national economy.
A note on using this word
Common in political and economic writing to describe threats to order or balance.
Words with a similar meaning
undermineunsettle
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