Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of destabilization English)
WordNet
n. the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy) [syn: destabilization] [ant: stabilization, stabilization]
Wikipedia
The word destabilisation can be applied to a wide variety of contexts such as attempts to undermine political, military or economic power. In a psychological context it is used as a technique in brainwashing and abuse to disorient and disarm the victim. For example, in the context of workplace bullying, destabilisation applied to the victim may involve:
- failure to acknowledge good work and value the victim's efforts
- allocation of meaningless tasks
- removal of areas of responsibility without consultation
- repeated reminders of blunders
- setting up to fail
- shifting of goal posts without telling the victim
- persistent attempts to demoralise the victim.
Usage examples of "destabilisation".
Eruptions, total destabilisation, spreading from one place to another, fueled by the same people who are called in to restore order.
Such ad-hoc fleets had become a familiar sight in the space-skies around this sector of the Galaxy, ever since the breakdown of economic co-operation between worlds and the destabilisation of the Inter-Galactic Security Council.