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unbalanced

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un·bal·anced  (n-blnst)
adj.
1. Not in balance or in proper balance.
2.
a. Mentally deranged.
b. Not exhibiting sound judgment; irrational.
3. Accounting Not satisfactorily adjusted so that debit and credit correspond.

unbalanced [ʌnˈbælənst]
adj
1. lacking balance
2. irrational or unsound; erratic
3. (Psychology) mentally disordered or deranged
4. biased; one-sided unbalanced reporting
5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) (in double-entry book-keeping) not having total debit balances equal to total credit balances
6. (Electronics) Electronics (of signals or circuitry) not symmetrically disposed about earth or zero reference potential
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unbalancedunbalanced - being or thrown out of equilibrium  
balanced - being in a state of proper equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"
2.unbalancedunbalanced - affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
3.unbalancedunbalanced - debits and credits are not equal    
accounting - a system that provides quantitative information about finances
unequal - poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure

unbalanced
adjective
1. deranged, disturbed, unstable, touched, mad, crazy, barking (slang), eccentric, insane, irrational, erratic, lunatic, demented, unsound, unhinged, loopy (informal), out to lunch (informal), barking mad (slang), gonzo (slang), not all there, doolally (slang), off your trolley (slang), up the pole (informal), non compos mentis (Latin), not the full shilling (informal), wacko or whacko (informal), a sausage short of a fry-up (slang) He was shown to be mentally unbalanced.
2. biased, one-sided, prejudiced, unfair, partial, partisan, unjust, inequitable unbalanced and unfair reporting
3. irregular, not balanced, lacking unbalanced and uncontrolled diets
4. shaky, unstable, wobbly The Logan Air BAe 46 was noticeably unbalanced.
shaky balanced, stable
Translations
unbalanced [ˈʌnˈbælənst] ADJ
1. (physically) → desequilibrado; (mentally) → trastornado, desequilibrado
2. (Fin) → no conciliado

unbalanced [ˌʌnˈbælənst] adj
(= disturbed) [person, mind] → déséquilibré(e)
(= biased) [reporting, report] → partial(e)

unbalanced
adj
painting, diet, economyunausgewogen; report, view of lifeeinseitig; ship etcnicht im Gleichgewicht; the structure of the committee was unbalancedder Ausschuss war unausgewogen or sehr einseitig besetzt
mindunstet; (also mentally unbalanced, = deranged, mad) → irre, verrückt; (= slightly crazy)nicht ganz normal
account, budgetnicht saldiert or ausgeglichen

unbalanced [ˌʌnˈbælənst] adjnon equilibrato/a; (mentally) → squilibrato/a
unbalanced [ˌʌnˈbælənst] adjnon equilibrato/a; (mentally) → squilibrato/a

unbalanced
adj unbalanced [anˈbӕlənst]
1 without the proper amount of attention being given to everything If we don't hear both sides of the argument, we'll get an unbalanced view of the situation. ongebalanseerd غَيْر مُتوازِن не балансиран nevyvážený uafbalanceret; ensidig unausgeglichen άνισος, μεροληπτικός desequilibrado, parcial tasakaalustamata, ühepoolne نا متعادل yksipuolinen mal équilibré לא מְאוּזָן असंतुलित neobjektivan egyoldalú sem er ekki í jafnvægi (non equilibrato) 釣合のとれていない 균형이 잡히지 않은 vienpusis, nepilnas vienpusīgs; nepilnīgs berat sebelah onevenwichtig ubalansert jednostronny desequilibrado parţial односторонний nevyvážený nepopoln neujednačen obalanserad ซึ่งไม่สมดุล yanlı, taraflı 不中肯的 невідрегульований; однобічний غير متوازن không cân xứng
2 disordered in the mind; not quite sane The murderer was completely unbalanced. mal, van sy kop af غَيْر مُتَّزِن с проблеми с мозъка vyšinutý uligevægtig gestört ανισόρροπος (διανοητικά) desequilibrado tasakaalutu دچار اختلال مشاعر häiriintynyt déséquilibré לא שָׁפוּי असंतुलित neuravnotežen beszámíthatatlan (elmeállapotú) truflaður á geðsmunum squilibrato 乱心した 마음이 어지러운 be pusiausvyros, pakrikęs nelīdzsvarots; nenosvērts; ar labilu psihi tdk waras gestoord sinnsforvirret niezrównoważony desvairado dezechilibrat неуравновешенный vyšinutý duševno neuravnovešen neuravnotežen obalanserad, otillräknelig, sinnesförvirrad ที่สับสนในความคิด dengesiz, kaçık 精神錯亂的,心理不平衡的 неврівноважений; нестійкий ذہني طور پر بيمار mất trí, điên


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Pontellier's mind to wonder if his wife were not growing a little unbalanced mentally.
When a moment later he recognized Tarzan it was with difficulty that they could convince him that his sorrow had not unbalanced his mind, for with the other members of the party he had been so thoroughly convinced that the ape-man was dead it was a problem to reconcile the conviction with the very lifelike appearance of Jane's "forest god.
You know, straight coconut is what the agriculturists call an unbalanced ration.
 
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