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un⋅bal⋅ance

[uhn-bal-uhns] verb, -anced, -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


un⋅bal⋅ance⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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un·bal·ance   (ŭn-bāl'əns)   
tr.v.   un·bal·anced, un·bal·anc·ing, un·bal·anc·es
  1. To upset the balance, stability, or equilibrium of: "By being too good a singer, too hell-bent an actress, and too strong a presence, the star unbalances the proceedings" (John Simon).

  2. To derange (the mind).

n.  The condition of being unbalanced.
un·bal'ance·a·ble adj.
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