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destabilization

American  
[dee-stay-buh-liz-ay-shuhn, -lahyz-] / diˌsteɪ bə lɪzˈeɪ ʃən, -laɪz- /

noun

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


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Another leading Haitian businessman, Pierre Reginald Boulos, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on July 17 for allegedly "contributing to the destabilization of Haiti."

From Barron's

Those chapters "engage in or facilitate and support violence and destabilization campaigns that harm their own regions, United States citizens, and United States interests," the order said.

From Barron's

"Even weakened, Morales remains a factor of potential destabilization," said Osorio.

From Barron's

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times