unbalance

[uhn-bal-uhns]

verb (used with object)

unbalanced, unbalancing 

1. to throw or put out of balance.

2. to disorder or derange, as the mind.

noun

1. unbalanced condition.

unbalance

/ ʌnˈbæləns /

verb

1. to upset the equilibrium or balance of

2. to disturb the mental stability of (a person or his mind)

noun

1. imbalance or instability

Other Word Forms

• unbalanceable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbalance¹

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ² + balance

Example Sentences

The oil market is becoming increasingly unbalanced with global inventories continuing to climb and an even larger surplus expected this year, the International Energy Agency said.

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An increasingly unbalanced economy also changes the way economic weakness is reflected in data.

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He also said that figure had been widely misinterpreted as 9,000 grooming gang cases and had led to "unbalanced reporting".

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The oil market is becoming increasingly unbalanced with global inventories continuing to climb and an even larger surplus expected this year, the International Energy Agency said in its closely watched monthly report.

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When professors are concentrated at one extreme, a department isn’t only unbalanced—it’s incompetent.

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