Imbalance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium

(mathematics) a lack of symmetry

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmbˈæləns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmbˈaləns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmbˈaləns/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmbˈæləns/.

Examples

a hormonal imbalance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

asymmetry unbalance dissymmetry instability

Antonyms

balance symmetry

Parts of Speech

noun	a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium “a hormonal imbalance”
noun	(mathematics) a lack of symmetry

Word Forms

asymmetric	adjective	characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components
asymmetrical	adjective	characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ungleichgewicht

ein Mangel an Gleichgewicht oder ein Zustand des Ungleichgewichts

🇫🇷French

déséquilibre

un manque d’équilibre ou un état de déséquilibre

🇪🇸Spanish

desequilibrio

una falta de equilibrio o estado de desequilibrio

🇮🇹Italian

squilibrio

una mancanza di equilibrio o uno stato di disequilibrio

🇳🇱Dutch

onbalans

een gebrek aan evenwicht of een toestand van onevenwicht

🇵🇹Portuguese

desequilíbrio

falta de equilíbrio ou estado de desequilíbrio

🇷🇺Russian

дисбаланс

отсутствие баланса или состояние неравновесия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंतुलन

संतुलन की कमी या असंतुलन की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

ভারসাম্যহীনতা

ভারসাম্যের অভাব বা ভারসাম্যহীন অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்றத்தாழ்வு

சமநிலை இல்லாமை அல்லது சமநிலையற்ற நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమతుల్యత

సమతుల్యత లేకపోవడం లేదా అసమతుల్యత స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

असंतुलन

संतुलनाचा अभाव किंवा असंतुलनाची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંતુલન

સંતુલનનો અભાવ અથવા અસંતુલનની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮತೋಲನ

ಸಮತೋಲನದ ಕೊರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮತೋಲನದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസന്തുലിതാവസ്ഥ

സന്തുലിതാവസ്ഥയുടെ അഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അസന്തുലിതാവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਤੁਲਨ

ਸੰਤੁਲਨ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਜਾਂ ਅਸੰਤੁਲਨ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

عدم توازن

توازن کی کمی یا عدم توازن کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不平衡

缺乏平衡或不平衡状态

🇯🇵Japanese

不均衡

バランスの欠如または不均衡状態

🇰🇷Korean

불균형

균형이 부족하거나 불균형 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mất cân bằng

thiếu cân bằng hoặc trạng thái mất cân bằng

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่สมดุล

การขาดความสมดุลหรือสภาวะที่ไม่สมดุล

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakseimbangan

kurangnya keseimbangan atau keadaan disekuilibrium

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng timbang

kakulangan ng balanse o estado ng hindi balanse

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakseimbangan

kekurangan keseimbangan atau keadaan ketidakseimbangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم التوازن

عدم التوازن أو حالة من عدم التوازن

🇮🇷Persian

عدم تعادل

عدم تعادل یا عدم تعادل

🇹🇷Turkish

dengesizlik

denge eksikliği veya dengesizlik durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹסֶר אִזוּן

חוסר איזון או מצב של חוסר שיווי משקל

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The primary meaning of 'imbalance' is 'a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium'.

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