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un⋅bal⋅anced

  [uhn-bal-uhnst]
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–adjective
1. not balanced or not properly balanced.
2. lacking steadiness and soundness of judgment.
3. mentally disordered; deranged.
4. (of an account) not adjusted; not brought to an equality of debits and credits.
5. Football. of or pertaining to an offensive line formation having more than three linemen on one side of the center. Compare balanced (def. 2).
Origin:
1640–50; un- 1 + balanced

Synonyms:
3. disturbed, unsound, irrational.

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

Related forms:
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.
un·bal·anced   (ŭn-bāl'ənst)   
adj.  
  1. Not in balance or in proper balance.
    1. Mentally deranged.
    2. Not exhibiting sound judgment; irrational.
  3. Accounting Not satisfactorily adjusted so that debit and credit correspond.
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Unbalanced

Un*bal"anced\, a. [In senses 1 and 2, pref. un- not + balanced; in sense 3, 1st pref. un- + balance.]

1. Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise.

Let Earth unbalanced from her orbit fly. --Pope.

2. (Com.) Not adjusted; not settled; not brought to an equality of debt and credit; as, an unbalanced account; unbalanced books.

3. Being, or being thrown, out of equilibrium; hence, disordered or deranged in sense; unsteady; unsound; as, an unbalanced mind. --Pope.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : unbalanced
Spanish: desequilibrado, parcial,
German: unausgeglichen,
Japanese: 釣合のとれていない
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unbalanced 
1650, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of balance. Earliest use is in ref. to the mind, judgment, etc. Of material things, it is recorded from 1732.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: un·bal·anced
Pronunciation: "&n-'bal-&n(t)st
Function: adjective
: mentally disordered or deranged unbalancedmind>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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