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unbalance

[ uhn-bal-uhns ]

verb (used with object)

unbalanced, unbalancing.
  1. to throw or put out of balance.
  2. to disorder or derange, as the mind.


noun

  1. unbalanced condition.

unbalance

/ ʌˈæəԲ /

verb

  1. to upset the equilibrium or balance of
  2. to disturb the mental stability of (a person or his mind)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. imbalance or instability
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·aԳ·· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unbalance1

First recorded in 1580–90; un- 2 + balance
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“China is the most unbalanced economy in the history of the modern world,” he told reporters, “and they are the biggest source of the U.S. trade problems.”

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But if he can impulse-buy IVF as casually as a round of beers, then the film has to respect the viewer enough to answer the obvious follow-up questions: How unbalanced is this marriage-for-medical-treatment proposition?

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Speaking from the White House, Trump said that the U.S. had been playing the rube in unbalanced deals with its biggest trading partners.

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By law, VOA’s news programs are not allowed to be false or unbalanced.

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And if you change something, it unbalances everything.

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