adjective
- causing something stable or secure to become unstable or insecure
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is 'destabilizing'
verb
- present participle of destabilise; to make something unstable or weaken its foundation
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is 'destabilizing'
Examples
- The political scandal was destabilising the government's authority.
- Economic uncertainty is destabilising markets across the region.
- The new policy proved destabilising to the entire organization.
- Misinformation can be destabilising to public trust.
- The sudden leadership change was destabilising for employees.
- Climate change is destabilising ecosystems worldwide.
- These destabilising factors threaten the peace agreement.