dis·e·qui·lib·ri·um

[dis-ee-kwuh-lib-ree-uhm, dis-ee-]
noun
lack of equilibrium; imbalance.

Origin:
1830–40; dis-1 + equilibrium

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disequilibrium (ˌdɪsiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a loss or absence of equilibrium, esp in an economy

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disequilibrium dis·e·qui·lib·ri·um (dĭs-ē'kwə-lĭb'rē-əm, -ěk'wə-)
n.
Loss or lack of stability or equilibrium.

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Example sentences
To get a handle on these particular details the authors looked at two
  statistics, linkage disequilibrium and runs-of-homozygosity.
Rates could be adjusted more sharply only if a country's balance of payments
  was in fundamental disequilibrium.
But too often this disequilibrium seems imposed, the slapstick so clumsily
  staged and executed as to appear mocking.
Disequilibrium is probably the best state of mind for learning.
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