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disequilibrium
(redirected from Disequilibria)

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dis·e·qui·lib·ri·um  (ds-kw-lbr-m, -kw-)
n.
Loss or lack of stability or equilibrium.
disequilibrium [ˌdɪsiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm]
n
(Economics) a loss or absence of equilibrium, esp in an economy
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Noun1.disequilibrium - loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
situation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
imbalance, unbalance, instability - a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium; "a hormonal imbalance"
equilibrium - a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
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disequilibrium [ˌdɪsiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm] N → desequilibrio m


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