as in to disturb
to cause to go insane or as if insane
the shock of the loss of his wife and children completely unbalanced him
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Recent Examples of unbalance
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Poor Soil Grass may struggle to grow in soil that lacks nutrients, drains poorly, is compacted, or has unbalanced pH. Test your soil to see if nutrient deficiencies are to blame and to check pH levels.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 15 July 2024
Not by trying to smooth out this unbalance, or trying to fish for quotas or whatnot.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 July 2024
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Verb
The prospect of shooting those tapes is a lot more chilling to me — or at least a lot more palpable — than the idea of my kids getting snatched by a neighbor on Halloween night, and Perry makes the most of it without completely unbalancing the rest of this otherwise fun-loving omnibus.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Poor Soil Grass may struggle to grow in soil that lacks nutrients, drains poorly, is compacted, or has unbalanced pH. Test your soil to see if nutrient deficiencies are to blame and to check pH levels.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
Mercy is a way to look at our unbalances and do something.
—Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 15 July 2024
Not by trying to smooth out this unbalance, or trying to fish for quotas or whatnot.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbalance
Verb
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For best results, apply with a damp beauty sponge using a stippling motion rather than sweeping strokes, which can disturb coverage and leave streaks.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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Stray electric and magnetic fields that can slightly disturb electrons have far less influence on the nucleus.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The animals that lacked sucrose developed an imbalance in their gut microbes and increased inflammation within the intestines and liver.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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This systemic imbalance has forced a massive realignment of the physical retail footprint, permanently redrawing real estate demand away from traditional venues and toward elite experiential properties or rapidly expanding discount chains.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Oh, and more often than not, nobody bothers to check whether the change intervention actually worked, or whether leaders improve their performance after all!—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The chest pain that had been bothering her finally let up.—
Tyler Quattrin,
Twin Cities,
19 June 2026
Noun
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This stable abnormality has rested on a dual architecture of impunity and rehabilitation—a profitable, sect-transcendent disequilibrium sustained by oil revenues, shadow economies and, more recently, frenzied real-estate speculation.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
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There’s not some kind of market disequilibrium here, where advertisers are overpaying to reach analog audiences.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
11 May 2026
Verb
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During the conversation, the individuals attempted to distract the woman by putting jewelry on her.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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These plants either repel slugs and snails or distract the pests from your garden crops.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Frank, moving, and just slightly deranged.—
Namara Smith,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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Only sick, demented, or deranged people in the House or Senate could vote against THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some women who filed lawsuits against Ortega reported they had been confused about whether demeaning or uncomfortable actions the doctor engaged in during exams was within the bounds of necessary medical behavior.—
Emily Hoerner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Cancers can release this protein into the tumor microenvironment, where the molecule attaches to the T cells and change their ability to communicate with other cells, confusing the T cells and restricting their ability to survive and kill cancer.—
Charles J. Dimitroff,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
Verb
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All eyes are on whether everyone’s second-favorite team can upset the odds.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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In football, the Jets with Joe Namath upset the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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“Unbalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbalance. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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