disequilibrate

[dis-i-kwil-uh-breyt, dis-ee-kwuh-lahy-breyt]

verb (used with object)

disequilibrated, disequilibrating 

1. to put out of equilibrium; unbalance.

   A period of high inflation could disequilibrate the monetary system.

Other Word Forms

• disequilibration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disequilibrate¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; dis- ¹ + equilibrate

Example Sentences

The incident served to disequilibrate, as one might say, the two discussions on Wilmot and Abyssinia.

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