unbalance [uhn-bal-uh ns] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for unbalance on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), un·bal·anced, un·bal·anc·ing.
- to throw or put out of balance.
- to disorder or derange, as the mind.
noun
- unbalanced condition.
Origin of unbalance First recorded in 1580–90; un-2 + balance Related formsun·bal·ance·a·ble, adjective Related Words for unbalance instability, disequilibrium, astasia, disequilibration Examples from the Web for unbalance Historical Examples of unbalance
Was it a fact that she had allowed her loss to unbalance—well, her judgment?
Alice B. Emerson
The shock, moreover, was enough to unbalance the most critical judgment.
William Frend De Morgan
The only sensation was unbalance, as if I were walking uphill.
Richard Maples
An unbalance in one element will lock up another element until one has quite a time unlocking them again.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943
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She had, in her high moments, believed herself an adventuress whose poise and plans nothing could unbalance.
Leroy Scott
British Dictionary definitions for unbalance unbalance verb (tr)
- to upset the equilibrium or balance of
- to disturb the mental stability of (a person or his mind)
noun
- imbalance or instability