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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
Adjective
1. lacking balance
2. mentally deranged
3. biased; one-sided: his unbalanced summing-up
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) off the air Austral. (slang) daggy Austral., N.Z. (informal)
adjective 3. irregular, not balanced, lacking
adjective 4. shaky, unstable, wobbly << OPPOSITE stable
Translations
Spanish unbalanced [ʌnˈbælənst] adjdesequilibrado;
(mentally) → trastornado

French unbalanced [ʌnˈbælənst] adjdéséquilibré(e)
German unbalanced [ʌnˈbælənst] adj [report] → unausgewogen;
(mentally) unbalanced → geistig gestört

Italian unbalanced [ʌnˈbælənst] adjsquilibrato/a

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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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