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un-balance
un·bal·ance
/
ʌnˈbæl
əns
/
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uhn-
bal
-
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ns
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verb,
un·bal·anced,
un·bal·anc·ing,
noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to
throw
or put out of
balance
.
2.
to disorder or derange, as the mind.
noun
3.
unbalanced condition.
Origin:
1580–90;
un-
2
+
balance
Related forms
un·bal·ance·a·ble,
adjective
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unbalance
(ʌnˈbæləns)
—
vb
1.
to upset the equilibrium or balance of
2.
to disturb the mental stability of (a person or his mind)
—
n
3.
imbalance or instability
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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