The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster] Unstable equilibrium. See Stable equilibrium, under Stable. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unstableness n 1: the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute [syn: instability, unstableness] [ant: stability, stableness]