Unstable \Un*sta"ble\, a. [Cf. {Instable}.] Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow. -- {Un*sta"ble*ness}, n. Chaucer. {Unstable equilibrium}. See {Stable equilibrium}, under {Stable}.
unstableness n : the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute [syn: {instability}] [ant: {stability}, {stability}]