disequilibrium

American  

[dis-ee-kwuh-lib-ree-uhm, dis-ee-] / dɪsˌi kwəˈlɪb ri əm, ˌdɪs i- /

noun

1. lack of equilibrium; imbalance.

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disequilibrium British  

/ ˌdɪsiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of disequilibrium

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

Example Sentences

The relevant statute allows only tariffs that “deal with large and serious United States balance-of-payments deficits,” “prevent an imminent and significant deprecation of the dollar,” or facilitate an international agreement to correct a “balance-of-payments disequilibrium.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Science Daily

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

From Scientific American

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Seattle Times

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