Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being labile; liability to lapse or err. Coleridge. See quotation under labile.
- noun Instability, as, in chem., the quality of being easily broken down to form simpler chemical compounds or even elements.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Archaic Liability to lapse, err, or apostatize.
- noun The property of changing readily.
- noun (Chem.) The property of being labile{3}; -- of chemical compounds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The state of being
labile - noun countable A
susceptibility tochange ;instability
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Examples
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This instability of emotional expression is termed lability of affect.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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The fact commentators think Bill is a lability is another indication that the punditocracy work from their own narrow view and ignore the world as it exists.
Poll: Most Think Bill Would Be Asset To President Hillary 2009
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Whether it be difficulty sleeping, anxiety or mood lability more than usual, or extreme fatigue more so than the past...
Julie Chen, M.D.: Listening to Our Heartbeat So We Can Stay Healthy M.D. Julie Chen 2012
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Whether it be difficulty sleeping, anxiety or mood lability more than usual, or extreme fatigue more so than the past...
Julie Chen, M.D.: Listening to Our Heartbeat So We Can Stay Healthy M.D. Julie Chen 2012
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Sophisticated neuroimaging shows the brains of those who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to be abnormal in areas regulating memory retrieval and inhibition (hippocampus), fearfulness and focus (pre-frontal cortex), and emotionality and lability (amygdala).
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And while I have moments of great emotional lability, with a greater ease than I've had in years, I can channel my 12-year-old teen-girl self, where I would stand in front of the mirror and cry and cry to certain songs, Rickie Lee Jones being, you know, top of the list.
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And while I have moments of great emotional lability, with a greater ease than I've had in years, I can channel my 12-year-old teen-girl self, where I would stand in front of the mirror and cry and cry to certain songs, Rickie Lee Jones being, you know, top of the list.
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Unexpected changes in behavior such as impulsivity, more hostility than usual, disinhibition, emotional lability.
Cycling healthcare providers offer tips as they urge increased attention to head injuries 2010
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The only significant predictor of unusual experiences in 'the haunt' was the temporal lobe lability of the participant.
Boing Boing 2008
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And while I have moments of great emotional lability, with a greater ease than I've had in years, I can channel my 12-year-old teen-girl self, where I would stand in front of the mirror and cry and cry to certain songs, Rickie Lee Jones being, you know, top of the list.
mialuthien commented on the word lability
lability – susceptibility to change; instability
July 27, 2008