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

Without that connection, the system becomes unbalanced, tipping toward chronic inflammation.

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Spend the afternoon at the mini-golf course and the adjacent ropes course, where harnessed participants can hobble on balance beams and unbalanced steps.

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The campaign was tough, she says, partly because of what she calls unbalanced coverage by the British media including the BBC and partly because Salmond left her to do much of the heavy lifting.

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It is also strong on the unbalanced nature of their relationship, with a friend of Andrew's describing the prince's dealings with Epstein as "like putting a rattlesnake in an aquarium with a mouse".

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But so far, the courts have held, for the most part, to their responsibility to be a check on this unbalanced administration.

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