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unbalanced
1. adj. not balanced, without equilibrium; dizzy
2. adj. irrational or mentally deranged
3. adj. (accounting) not adjusted such that debit and credit correspond
4. adj. (computing) of an expression having different numbers of left and right parentheses
5. adj. (American football) an offensive line with more players on one side of the center than on the other
unbalance
1. v. To cause to be out of balance.
If you put that weight on the edge of the tray, it will unbalance it and dump all of the dishes on the floor.

Example Sentences

What's remarkable is that these extremes of weather are happening at such short intervals, which suggests the climate is unbalanced.  I have said the tension of its contracting force is unbalanced, but there was a certain release two weeks ago, when the atomic bomb was successfully tested.  If it's a bad day, he mangles them like an unbalanced machine.  This produces a spin-off effect, which leads to unbalanced royal commissions, representation on governing bodies of public service providers, and so on.

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