Definition
Not firm, balanced, or stable; shaky or wavering, whether physically or mentally.
Etymology
From prefix 'un-' (not) plus 'steady' (from Old English 'stæðig,' standing firm). The combination creates the opposite meaning. It's been in English since at least the 1600s.
Kelly Says
The word 'steady' comes from the same root as 'stood'—both about things that don't move—so 'unsteady' is literally the opposite of something that can stand still.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
不安定 (an-bet)
an-bet
ARالعربية
غير مستقر (ghair mustaqar)
ghayr mu-sta-qarr
BNবাংলা
অস্থির (osthir)
os-thir
CACatalà
inestable
in-es-ta-ble
CSČeština
nestabilní
ne-sta-bil-ni
DEDeutsch
unsicher
un-shee-er
ELΕλληνικά
ασταθής (astathis)
as-ta-this
ESEspañol
inestable
in-es-ta-ble
FAفارسی
نا stabil (na stabil)
na sta-bil
FRFrançais
instable
in-sta-ble
GUGU
અસ્થિર (asthir)
as-thir
HEעברית
לא יציב (lo yitziv)
lo it-ziv
HIहिन्दी
अस्थिर (asthir)
as-thir
HUMagyar
ingyenes
in-gyen-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak stabil
tidak sta-bil
ITItaliano
instabile
in-sta-bile
JA日本語
不安定 (fuan-tei)
fua-n-tei
KKKK
стабилен (stabil)
sta-bil
KMKM
មិនមានស្ថិត (min ma-an stha)
min ma-an stha
KO한국어
불안정 (bul-an-jeong)
bul-an-jeong
MRMR
अस्थिर (asthir)
as-thir
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak stabil
tidak sta-bil
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကောင်းမှု (seik-ka-ung-mu)
seik-ka-ung-mu
NLNederlands
onstabiel
on-sta-bieel
PAPA
ਅਸਥિਰ (asthir)
as-thir
PLPolski
niestabilny
ni-es-ta-bil-ny
PTPortuguês
instável
in-sta-vel
RORomână
instabil
in-sta-bil
RUРусский
неустойчивый (neustochivyiy)
nyu-stuh-chi-viy
SVSvenska
oskyldig
os-ky-dig
TAதமிழ்
அசையாமை (asaiyāmāi)
as-ai-ya-mai
TEతెలుగు
దురదృష్టం (dūradṛṣṭam)
doo-ra-drisht-am
THไทย
ไม่มั่นคง (mai mun-khong)
mai mun-khong
TLTL
hindi tuloy-tuloy
hin-di too-loy-too-loy
TRTürkçe
dengesiz
den-ge-siz
UKУкраїнська
нестабільний (nestabil'nyiy)
nes-ta-bil-niy
URاردو
ن स्थिर (na-sathīr)
na-sa-theer
VITiếng Việt
không vững
khong-vung
ZUZU
asibambe
a-si-bam-be