un·bal·anced

[uhn-bal-uhnst]
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.
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un·bal·ance

[uhn-bal-uhns] 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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—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

unbalanced (ʌnˈbælənst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  lacking balance
2.  irrational or unsound; erratic
3.  mentally disordered or deranged
4.  biased; one-sided: unbalanced reporting
5.  (in double-entry book-keeping) not having total debit balances equal to total credit balances
6.  electronics (of signals or circuitry) not symmetrically disposed about earth or zero reference potential

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Word Origin & History

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.
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Example sentences
And now you're bleating self-pityingly about mentally unbalanced viciousness
  and deplorable rhetoric.
Persons under the shock of genuine affliction are not only upset mentally but
  are all unbalanced physically.
The animals were first given an unbalanced diet, skewed in favor of either
  lipids or protein.
Your unbalanced approach to these questions couldn't be more obvious.
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