UNBALANCE

imbalance, instability, unbalance

(noun) a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium; “a hormonal imbalance”

derangement, mental unsoundness, unbalance

(noun) a state of mental disturbance and disorientation

unbalance, derange

(verb) derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; “The death of his parents unbalanced him”

unbalance

(verb) throw out of balance or equilibrium; “The tax relief unbalanced the budget”; “The prima donna unbalances the smooth work in our department”

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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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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