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as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
horrific crimes that obviously were committed by a very unbalanced person
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as in unstable
not being in or able to maintain a state of balance
in such an unbalanced political situation, the probability of war increases
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as in disturbed
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 unbalanced
Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
While putting your kids first isn’t necessarily a bad thing, according to experts, intensive parenting can lead to unhealthy pressures being placed on kids, and parents who aren’t focusing on themselves, to the point of leading a dangerously unbalanced life.3
What's Causing Intensive Parenting?
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Oct. 2024
The sacrifice of the friend is also something that has always been there — this very unbalanced friendship needs this sacrifice to set things straight.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
How the league got to 23, with an unbalanced schedule, is indeed curious.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Participants experiencing unbalanced relational support had increased rates of depression and sleep disturbances, largely due to the chronic stress from unmet emotional needs and feelings of unfair treatment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
While putting your kids first isn’t necessarily a bad thing, according to experts, intensive parenting can lead to unhealthy pressures being placed on kids, and parents who aren’t focusing on themselves, to the point of leading a dangerously unbalanced life.3
What's Causing Intensive Parenting?
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Oct. 2024
The sacrifice of the friend is also something that has always been there — this very unbalanced friendship needs this sacrifice to set things straight.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
How the league got to 23, with an unbalanced schedule, is indeed curious.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbalanced
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
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According to Gregory, fluctuating temperatures in the area has caused all ice surfaces to be unstable.Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement By any measure, the immediate future of Syria will be an unstable and potentially violent melange of competing groups, intense jockeying for power and settling of scores.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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While many said they were disturbed by the brutal shooting, others reacted with indifference, or in some cases schadenfreude.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The publication disturbed some Jewish students, according to the Post.Pilar Arias, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Your voice is insane.Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
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The Republican and right-wing reaction is just insane.Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
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However, the Madea star said his science teacher then asked him about dissecting the animal, which confused a young Perry.Nicholas Rice, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Not to be confused with the unrelated Veemo velomobile, the VeMoo was invented by French entrepreneurs Sebastian Hurstel and Arnaud Audrezet.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
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Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
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But neither doctors nor group therapy can see beyond a confused and maybe slightly mad person.Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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In any case, we will not be distracted, delayed or deterred in our efforts to obtain a new trial for Danny Masterson.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Russia, distracted by its war in Ukraine, failed to provide back-up.John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.Charles McNultyTheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
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The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.John Bleasdale, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022
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“Unbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbalanced. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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