unbalanced

[ uhn-bal-uhnst ]
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adjective
  1. not balanced or not properly balanced.

  2. lacking steadiness and soundness of judgment.

  1. mentally disordered; deranged.

  2. (of an account) not adjusted; not brought to an equality of debits and credits.

  3. Football. of or relating to an offensive line formation having more than three linemen on one side of the center.: Compare balanced (def. 5).

Origin of unbalanced

1
First recorded in 1640–50; un-1 + balanced

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unbalanced

/ (ʌnˈbælənst) /


adjective
  1. lacking balance

  2. irrational or unsound; erratic

  1. mentally disordered or deranged

  2. biased; one-sided: unbalanced reporting

  3. (in double-entry book-keeping) not having total debit balances equal to total credit balances

  4. electronics (of signals or circuitry) not symmetrically disposed about earth or zero reference potential

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