destabilize
verb (used with object)
to make unstable; rid of stabilizing attributes.
have destabilized
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present perfectof destabilize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Healthcare jobs are now the most reliable ticket to the middle class after automation, globalization and now AI have destabilized other formerly dependable routes, such as factory and office work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
The Fed’s dovish turn and tighter liquidity have destabilized equity markets of late and inflicted real damage on returns.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
“With the beginning of the war, neglected dam maintenance and operations might have destabilized the structure over specific areas, favoring the development of the above-mentioned mechanisms,” he said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
Such relentless attacks have destabilized Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger and are now affecting their southern neighbors along the Gulf of Guinea.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023
However, internal Israeli political events between October and December 2005 have destabilized the political situation and forced early elections, scheduled for March 2006.
From The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
