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un·bal·ance
(ŭn-băl′əns)tr.v. un·bal·anced, un·bal·anc·ing, un·bal·anc·es
1. To upset the balance of; cause to become unsteady.
2. To upset the stability or equilibrium of: developments that have unbalanced relations between the two nations.
3. To cause (a person or the mind) to be unbalanced.
n.
The condition of being unbalanced.
un·bal′ance·a·ble adj.
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unbalance
(ʌnˈbæləns)vb (tr)
1. to upset the equilibrium or balance of
2. (Psychology) to disturb the mental stability of (a person or his mind)
n
(Psychology) imbalance or instability
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un•bal•ance
(ʌnˈbæl əns)v. -anced, -anc•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to put out of balance.
2. to disorder or derange, as the mind.
n. 3. imbalance.
[1580–90]
un•bal′ance•a•ble, adj.
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unbalance
Past participle: unbalanced
Gerund: unbalancing
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Noun | 1. | ![]() disequilibrium - loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others |
2. | unbalance - a state of mental disturbance and disorientation insanity - relatively permanent disorder of the mind | |
Verb | 1. | unbalance - throw out of balance or equilibrium; "The tax relief unbalanced the budget"; "The prima donna unbalances the smooth work in our department" balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate - bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" |
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unbalance
verbnounSerious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely:
brainsickness, craziness, dementia, derangement, disturbance, insaneness, insanity, lunacy, madness, mental illness, psychopathy.
Psychiatry: mania.
Psychology: aberration, alienation.
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unbalance
vt (physically, mentally) → aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen; painting → das Gleichgewicht (+gen) → stören; to unbalance somebody’s mind → jdn um den Verstand bringen
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