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Instability vs Disorder - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between instability and disorder

is that instability is (uncountable) the quality of being unstable while disorder is absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.

instability

English

Noun

(wikipedia instability)
  • (uncountable) The quality of being unstable.
  • (physics, countable) A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.

    • Synonyms

    * volatility

    Related terms

    * instable * stability

    See also

    * disequilibrium

    disorder

    English

    Alternative forms

    * disordre (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
    • After playing the children left the room in disorder .
  • A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
    • The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room
    The army tried to prevent disorder when claims the elections had been rigged grew stronger.
  • (medicine) A physical or psychical malfunction.
    • Bulimia is an eating disorder .

    Synonyms

    * (absence of order) chaos, entropy; see also * (disturbance of civic peace) See also

    Derived terms

    * autism spectrum disorder * borderline personality disorder * disordely * eating disorder * seasonal affective disorder * spectrum disorder