imbalance
noun
the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
imbalances
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pluralof imbalance.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Yet all the while, data showed that racial imbalances in the criminal-justice system were diminishing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
That in itself created imbalances — refiners shifted to diesel “perhaps a little bit too early,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Their varied diets should also buffer them from imbalances in prey populations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Dombrovskis' comments come as Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors are opening a second day of meetings with issues like economic "imbalances" on the agenda.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
But later, after my mother lost her faith in God, that leatherette Bible wound up wedged under a too-short table leg, a way for her to correct the imbalances of life.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
