Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

destabilise

/diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: desta-bilise
IPA: /diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make something unstable.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To undermine a government, especially by means of subversion or terrorism.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To become unstable.

British usage; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The route had been closed on December 30 2022, after heavy rain destabilised the foundations beneath more than 40 metres of the railway."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English stable English -ise English stabilise English destabilise From de- + stabilise.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

destabilises (present, singular) destabilising (participle, present) destabilised (participle, past) destabilised (past) destabilize (alternative, US)

Synonyms

destabilize

Homonyms

destabilize

Questions

How do you pronounce destabilise?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/.
What does destabilise mean?: To make something unstable.
Where does destabilise come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English stable English -ise English stabilise English destabilise From de- + stabilise.

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