unbalance

American  

[uhn-bal-uhns] / ʌnˈbæl əns /

verb (used with object)

unbalanced, unbalancing

1. to throw or put out of balance.

2. to disorder or derange, as the mind.

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noun

1. unbalanced condition.

unbalance British  

/ ʌnˈbæləns /

verb

1. to upset the equilibrium or balance of

2. to disturb the mental stability of (a person or his mind)

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noun

1. imbalance or instability

Other Word Forms

• unbalanceable adjective

Etymology

Origin of unbalance

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ² + balance

Example Sentences

Gingersnipes, still cackling, threw her head back with enough force to unbalance her squat body.

From Literature

And while there had been growth, it had been "unbalanced", he said, with around a third coming from the creation of artificial intelligence data centres.

From Barron's

By the time Gabriel headed the ball back across goal, Sanchez was unbalanced from his duel with Saliba and Santos, and Arsenal's two central defenders combined to finish the move.

From BBC

By identifying a specific nitric oxide-TSC2-mTOR connection, the study offers a new framework for understanding how cellular signaling may become unbalanced in autism.

From Science Daily

When their unbalanced lineup of basically three similar point guards have an off night, like against the Celtics, they’re lost.

From Los Angeles Times