The meaning of Unstable

adjective

Slow and unsteady in movement because of weakness in old age.

Usage examples:

He's a bit doddery on his legs and doesn't get about much

adjective

Weak and unable to walk in a normal way, usually because you are old

Usage examples:

A doddery old man

adjective

Not firm or fixed; liable to give way or break.

Usage examples:

An insecure footbridge

adjective

(of people) lacking confidence and doubting their own abilities

Usage examples:

Eleanor was shy and insecure as a child., the stairs seemed kind of rickety and insecure.

adjective

Capable of being moved.

Usage examples:

They stripped the town of all movable objects and fled

noun

Property or possessions not including land or buildings.

Usage examples:

In many cases the movables are the facilities and stock-in-trade of a business

adjective

Able to be moved

Usage examples:

We have movable screens dividing our office into working areas.

adjective

Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

Usage examples:

A precarious ladder

adjective

In danger because not firmly fixed; likely to fall or suffer harm

Usage examples:

I climbed onto a precarious platform to get a better view., the vase was precariously perched on a …

adjective

(of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse.

Usage examples:

We went carefully up the rickety stairs

adjective

Consisting or full of rock or rocks.

Usage examples:

A rocky crag above the village

adjective

Difficult or uncertain

Usage examples:

Their season got off to a rocky start with three straight losses., a rocky path

adjective

Shaking or trembling.

Usage examples:

She managed a shaky laugh

adjective

Feeling upset

Usage examples:

This was my fourth time in a plane, but i still felt shaky., it was a shaky marriage from the start…

adjective

Not in good condition or likely to fail

Usage examples:

The government is taking these steps to try to improve the country's shaky economy., too many mortg…

verb

Move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth.

Usage examples:

She teetered after him in her high-heeled sandals

verb

Present participle of teeter

Usage examples:

Danielle was teetering around in five-inch heels.

adjective

(of a person's steps) feeble or unsteady.

Usage examples:

She swayed on her feet and took a few tottering steps

verb

Move in a feeble or unsteady way.

Usage examples:

A hunched figure was tottering down the path

adjective

Walking with difficulty in a way that looks as if you are about to fall

Usage examples:

One picture was of a tottering 89-year-old leaving the platform after her conference speech., she w…

adjective

Weak and unable to walk in a normal way, usually because of being old

Usage examples:

A tottery old man

adjective

(of a person) emotionally or mentally disturbed.

Usage examples:

She considered him to be mentally unbalanced and dangerous

verb

Make (someone or something) unsteady so that they tip or fall.

Usage examples:

The door almost unbalanced him by swinging open

verb

Open the fastening of; undo (something).

Usage examples:

Allie stands before the mirror unfastening her earrings

adjective

Not able to be relied upon.

Usage examples:

He's lazy and unreliable

adjective

Not to be trusted or depended on

Usage examples:

Their carpenter was totally unreliable – he never finished the job.

adjective

Not safe; dangerous.

Usage examples:

Drinking water in some areas may be unsafe

adjective

Dangerous, or at risk

Usage examples:

The bridge is closed because it’s unsafe., carol feels unsafe in planes.

adjective

(of a loan) made without an asset given as security.

Usage examples:

Do not include the payments you are supposed to make on any unsecured credit such as personal loans…

adjective

Liable to fall or shake; not steady in position.

Usage examples:

He was very unsteady on his feet

adjective

Moving or changing, or not firm

Usage examples:

She’s been sick, and she’s still a bit unsteady on her feet.

verb

Move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side.

Usage examples:

The table wobbles where the leg is too short

noun

An unsteady movement from side to side.

Usage examples:

The handlebars developed a wobble

verb

Present participle of wobble

Usage examples:

That bookcase wobbles whenever you put anything on it., don't wobble the table, please, dan., figur…

adjective

Tending to move unsteadily from side to side.

Usage examples:

The car had a wobbly wheel

noun

A fit of temper or panic.

Usage examples:

My daughter threw a wobbly when i wouldn't let her play

noun

Popular name for members of industrial workers of the world.