# destabilize

> English word · Verb · IPA /diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/ · frequency rank #36,957

## Definitions
1. To make something unstable.
2. To become unstable.

## Etymology
From de- + stabilize.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddestabilize`, `desatbilize`, `desstabilize`, `destabbilize`, `destabiilze`, `destabiliez`, `destabilizze`, `destabillize`, `destabilzie`, `destabliize`, `destaiblize`, `destbailize`, `desttabilize`, `detsabilize`, `dsetabilize`, `edstabilize`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/destabilize