Unbalanced — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

throw out of balance or equilibrium

derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnbˈælənst/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnbˈalənst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnbˈalənst/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnbˈælənst/.

Examples

The tax relief unbalanced the budget
The prima donna unbalances the smooth work in our department
The death of his parents unbalanced him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unhinged disturbed mad brainsick sick imbalanced derange unbalance crazy demented

Antonyms

balance balanced

Parts of Speech

verb	throw out of balance or equilibrium “The tax relief unbalanced the budget”
verb	derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane “The death of his parents unbalanced him”
adjective	being or thrown out of equilibrium
adjective	affected with madness or insanity “a man who had gone mad”
adjective	debits and credits are not equal

Word Forms

unbalance	noun	a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
derangement	noun	a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
craze	noun	state of violent mental agitation
craziness	noun	informal terms for insanity
dementedness	noun	mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
madness	noun	obsolete terms for legal insanity
sick	noun	people who are sick

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unausgeglichen

aus dem Gleichgewicht oder Gleichgewicht bringen

🇫🇷French

déséquilibré

jeter hors d'équilibre ou d'équilibre

🇪🇸Spanish

desequilibrado

tirar fuera de equilibrio o equilibrio

🇮🇹Italian

sbilanciato

buttare fuori equilibrio o equilibrio

🇳🇱Dutch

onevenwichtig

uit balans of evenwicht raken

🇵🇹Portuguese

desequilibrado

jogar fora de equilíbrio ou equilíbrio

🇷🇺Russian

несбалансированный

выводить из равновесия или равновесия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंतुलित

संतुलन या सन्तुलन से बाहर हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভারসাম্যহীন

ভারসাম্য বা ভারসাম্যের বাইরে ফেলে দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

சமநிலையற்ற

சமநிலை அல்லது சமநிலையை வெளியே எறியுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమతుల్యత

సంతులనం లేదా సమతౌల్యం నుండి విసిరేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

असंतुलित

शिल्लक किंवा समतोल बाहेर फेकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંતુલિત

સંતુલન અથવા સંતુલન બહાર ફેંકી દો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮತೋಲಿತ

ಸಮತೋಲನ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮತೋಲನದಿಂದ ಹೊರಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസന്തുലിതമായ

സന്തുലിതാവസ്ഥയിൽ നിന്നോ സന്തുലിതാവസ്ഥയിൽ നിന്നോ എറിയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਤੁਲਿਤ

ਸੰਤੁਲਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਤੁਲਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਸੁੱਟੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر متوازن

توازن یا توازن سے باہر پھینک دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不平衡

失去平衡或平衡

🇯🇵Japanese

アンバランスな

バランスまたは均衡を崩す

🇰🇷Korean

불안정한

균형이나 균형을 잃다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mất cân đối

mất cân bằng hoặc cân bằng

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สมดุล

หลุดออกจากสมดุลหรือสมดุล

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak seimbang

membuang keseimbangan atau keseimbangan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi balanse

itapon sa labas ng balanse o ekwilibriyo

🇲🇾Malay

tidak seimbang

membuang tidak seimbang atau keseimbangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متوازن

رمي من التوازن أو التوازن

🇮🇷Persian

نامتعادل

خارج کردن از تعادل یا تعادل

🇹🇷Turkish

dengesiz

dengeyi veya dengeyi bozmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּלתִי מְאוּזָן

להוציא מאיזון או שיווי משקל

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