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View synonyms for disequilibrium

disequilibrium

[ dis-ee-kwuh-lib-ree-uhm, dis-ee- ]

noun

  1. lack of equilibrium; imbalance.


disequilibrium

/ ˌdɪsiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪəm /

noun

  1. a loss or absence of equilibrium, esp in an economy


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Word History and Origins

Origin of disequilibrium1

First recorded in 1830–40; dis- 1 + equilibrium

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Example Sentences

Recent human effective population size estimated from linkage disequilibrium.

But a continuance of them cannot provide a solution for the existing disequilibrium in the balance of indebtedness.

To that abstention, the disequilibrium of Italian political life, from first to last, is largely due.

Nothing exists save by virtue of disequilibrium, of injustice.

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