情緒不安定(じょうちょふあんてい)

じょうちょふあんてい
noun, na-adjective
emotionally unstable; emotional instability
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1. emotionally unstable; emotional instability
A state where one's emotions fluctuate greatly and are difficult to control. Used both casually to describe mood swings and in psychological or medical contexts.
最近(さいきん)情緒不安定(じょうちょふあんてい)だ。
I've been emotionally unstable lately.
睡眠不足(すいみんぶそく)で情緒不安定(じょうちょふあんてい)になった。
I became emotionally unstable from lack of sleep.
思春期(ししゅんき)は情緒不安定(じょうちょふあんてい)になりやすい時期(じき)だと言(い)われている。
Puberty is said to be a time when people are prone to emotional instability.

A four-character compound of 情緒(じょうちょ) (emotions, sentiment) + 不安定(ふあんてい) (unstable). Used both in everyday conversation and in medical/psychological contexts. Note that 情緒(じょうちょ) can also be read じょうしょ.

Common collocations

  • 情緒不安定(じょうちょふあんてい)になる — to become emotionally unstable
  • 情緒不安定(じょうちょふあんてい)な状態(じょうたい) — emotionally unstable state
  • 情緒不安定(じょうちょふあんてい)気味(ぎみ) — somewhat emotionally unstable

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Added 2026.3.27 12:30 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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