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Collocations for unstable - adj.

1. likely to change suddenly; likely to move or fall

VERBS

appear, be, seem
become
remain
make sth, render sth
Prison order is rendered unstable by young inmates serving short sentences.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
highly
increasingly
relatively
inherently
potentially
notoriously
The building trade is notoriously unstable.
dangerously
economically, financially, politically
a politically unstable region

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2. not mentally normal

VERBS

be, seem
become

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
highly
emotionally, mentally, psychologically
vulnerable, emotionally unstable individuals

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Unstable is used with these nouns:
atom, environment, situation

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