destabilization

[dee-stay-buh-liz-ay-shuhn, -lahyz-]

noun

1. the act, process, or result of destabilizing something.

Example Sentences

The memoir’s shifting timeline mirrors the author’s own sense of destabilization.

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If implemented, such a plan would result in massive upheaval and even more bloodshed and destabilization in the region, and it would involve American troops occupying and colonizing Palestinian land in violation of international law.

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Biden said that the overthrow of Assad created a "moment of risk and uncertainty" in the region and shared that he planned to support Syria's neighbors to mitigate some risks of destabilization.

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He wrote the foreword to a dystopian French climate-focused analysis called “Convergence of Catastrophes,” which predicts an era of unprecedented migration and political destabilization.

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That in turn could lead to far greater escalation and destabilization across the region, possibly pulling in additional countries and drawing the U.S. deeper into the conflict.

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