disequilibrate
Americanverb (used with object)
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Etymology
Origin of disequilibrate
First recorded in 1895–1900; dis- 1 + equilibrate
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The incident served to disequilibrate, as one might say, the two discussions on Wilmot and Abyssinia.
From Jaffery by William John Locke
Such notions are the delusions of the disequilibrated and these persons often cannot be reasoned with.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
Most of them have undoubtedly been more or less disequilibrated, though they have practically all exhibited the power to accumulate large amounts of money from their followers.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
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