UNBALANCE

imbalance, instability, unbalance

(noun) a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium; ā€œa hormonal imbalanceā€

derangement, mental unsoundness, unbalance

(noun) a state of mental disturbance and disorientation

unbalance, derange

(verb) derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; ā€œThe death of his parents unbalanced himā€

unbalance

(verb) throw out of balance or equilibrium; ā€œThe tax relief unbalanced the budgetā€; ā€œThe prima donna unbalances the smooth work in our departmentā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unbalance (third-person singular simple present unbalances, present participle unbalancing, simple past and past participle unbalanced)

(transitive) To cause to be out of balance.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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