destabilize

Verb

Meaning

make unstable

become unstable

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

destabilise sap blight cripple dent damage challenge destroy compromise harm upset corrupt disrupt ruin threaten
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Antonyms

stabilize support help cover build aid
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Hypernyms

change alter modify

Anagrams

bestialized

Examples

Without action, we are going to continue to allow Iran to be a safe harbor for terrorists, see its economy further deteriorate, and see the Middle East further destabilize. Russ Carnahan

Well, Mark, I led the charge for five or six years to get reforms for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I was chairman of an organization called 'FM Policy Focus.' What we were saying was, if there was blip in the housing market, Fannie and Freddie would destabilize the greatest economy in the world. J. C. Watts

Putin sought to destabilize Ukraine's economy. Joe Biden

When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our country, or this is an American agenda. Abdallah II

If the United States were to cut and run from Iraq, we would send a message of weakness that would embolden our terrorist enemies across the globe. A failed Iraq would destabilize the entire region and undermine U.S. national security for decades to come. Dennis Cardoza

He's been sent by the devil to destabilize something that was already fragile. How could I fall in love so quickly with someone I don't even know? Paulo Coelho

Close letter words and terms

destabilise destabiliser destabilization destabilizer destack destaff