destabilize
verbTo make an arrangement or system less stable.
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adjectiveNot stable or assured, or lacking confidence about one's position.
Lacking confidence
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mutable
adjectiveCapable of changing or prone to change.
precarious
adjectiveUnstable, insecure, or exposed to danger or failure.
Unstable or insecure
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treacherous
adjectiveDisloyal or deceptive; also dangerously unreliable or difficult to navigate.
Disloyal or deceitful
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volatile
adjectiveProne to rapid or unpredictable change, especially in mood.
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