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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium;
- Example: "a hormonal imbalance"
[syn: imbalance, instability, unbalance]

2. a state of mental disturbance and disorientation;
[syn: derangement, mental unsoundness, unbalance]


VERB (2)

1. throw out of balance or equilibrium;
- Example: "The tax relief unbalanced the budget"
- Example: "The prima donna unbalances the smooth work in our department"

2. derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane;
- Example: "The death of his parents unbalanced him"
[syn: unbalance, derange]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

unbalance n 1: a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium; "a hormonal imbalance" [syn: imbalance, instability, unbalance] [ant: balance] 2: a state of mental disturbance and disorientation [syn: derangement, mental unsoundness, unbalance] v 1: throw out of balance or equilibrium; "The tax relief unbalanced the budget"; "The prima donna unbalances the smooth work in our department" [ant: balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize] 2: derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him" [syn: unbalance, derange]