disequilibrium

[dis-ee-kwuh-lib-ree-uhm, dis-ee-]

noun

1. lack of equilibrium; imbalance.

disequilibrium

/ ˌdɪsiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm /

noun

1. a loss or absence of equilibrium, esp in an economy

Word History and Origins

Origin of disequilibrium¹

First recorded in 1830–40; dis- ¹ + equilibrium

Example Sentences

In a typical genomic region, many variants are highly correlated with each other, due to a phenomenon called linkage disequilibrium.

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Still, Galileo measured oxygen and methane in Earth’s atmosphere, the latter in ratios that suggested a disequilibrium brought about by living organisms.

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One of my ideas was to place a figure from the Age of Enlightenment, a humanist, in a sort of psychic disequilibrium.

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Climate change is a reflection of how disequilibrium in the atmosphere has unleashed forces on Earth that exacerbate and heighten social and political tensions.

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“The pace is quickening, and the number of glaciers experiencing a disequilibrium response is skyrocketing.”

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