imbalance

[ im-bal-uh ns ]

/ ɪmˈbæl əns /

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noun

the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.

faulty muscular or glandular coordination.

Words nearby imbalance

imap, imare, imaret, imari ware, imax, imbalance, imbecile, imbecilic, imbecility, imbed, imbedding

Origin of imbalance

First recorded in 1895–1900; im-² + balance

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Examples from the Web for imbalance

This autoimmune disorder, which affects about seven in 10,000 people, causes numbness and pain in the limbs and imbalance walking.
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And when that culture still holds onto sexist views of women, even attempts to rectify this imbalance can backfire.
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Hoyer said this imbalance, common on most congressional committees, "didn't bother me as much as long as the process was fair."
Hoyer Against Single Dem On Benghazi Committee|Ben Jacobs|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That imbalance has grown over the past half-century, according to Ross, the Samford University professor.
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Raising the minimum wage is the least we can do to begin to correct the imbalance.
Next Up for Democrats? A Push to Raise the Minimum Wage to $10|Jamelle Bouie|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for imbalance

imbalance

/ (ɪmˈbæləns) /

noun

a lack of balance, as in emphasis, proportion, etcthe political imbalance of the programme

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Medicine definitions for imbalance

imbalance

[ ĭm-băl′əns ]

n.

A lack of balance, as in distribution or functioning.

Lack of equality in some aspect of binocular vision, as in strabismus.

imbalance

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British Dictionary definitions for imbalance

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Medicine definitions for imbalance

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