destabilize
verb
de·sta·bi·lize
(ˌ)dē-ˈstā-bə-ˌlīz 
destabilized; destabilizing; destabilizes
1
: to make unstable
2
: to cause (something, such as a government) to be incapable of functioning or surviving
Examples of destabilize in a Sentence
The group hoped the assassination of the new President would destabilize the government.
Economists warn that the crisis could destabilize the nation's currency.
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Yet the same research threatens to destabilize the spectrum and her place on it.
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Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
India is among the nations most concerned with the proliferation of misinformation, which is exacerbated by the widespread use of generative AI and has the potential to destabilize democracies, according to the Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
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Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
India is among the nations most concerned with the proliferation of misinformation, which is exacerbated by the widespread use of generative AI and has the potential to destabilize democracies, according to the Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
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“Destabilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destabilize. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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