Instability
Instability noun - The quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position.
Obsession and instability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obsession" instead a noun "Instability".
Nearby Word: instance
Obsession
Obsession noun - Something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned.
Instability and obsession are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instability" instead a noun "Obsession".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old instability | old obsession |
| particular | particular instability | particular obsession |
| similar | similar instability | similar obsession |
| certain | certain instability | certain obsession |
| Other adjectives: sheer, deep, severe, extreme, great, serious, huge, dangerous, dark, major, general, apparent, growing, psychotic, increasing, sudden. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The real focus of the movie is of the obsession and instability that governs the two lovers' tryst, and the dark side to the lust that fuels it.
Source: Film / Bad Timing -
In the DLC, one ending has the now grown daughter apparently experiencing the beginnings of same instability and obsession over perfection that her father showed, now directed at her own daughter's art.
Source: Video Game / Layers of Fear - She's an alcoholic with some serious mental instability who puts her obsession with her boss and unrequited love above her responsibilities as a surgeon, placing her squarely under the "too emotional" category.
Source: Quickly Demoted Leader
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