disequilibrium
noun
dis·equi·lib·ri·um
(ˌ)dis-ˌē-kwə-ˈli-brē-əm 
-ˌe-kwə-
: loss or lack of equilibrium
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The condition is caused by a disequilibrium in the brain's chemistry.
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So much of it is in disequilibrium, riddled by heat, pressure, and chemicals trying to get from their current location to somewhere else.
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Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
As Sargent understood and Peri proves, this couple requires an eye for dynamic disequilibrium.
—Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
Researchers also see empathic disequilibrium as a possibility for some people.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
One of my ideas was to place a figure from the Age of Enlightenment, a humanist, in a sort of psychic disequilibrium.
—Anderson Tepper, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
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Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
As Sargent understood and Peri proves, this couple requires an eye for dynamic disequilibrium.
—Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
Researchers also see empathic disequilibrium as a possibility for some people.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
One of my ideas was to place a figure from the Age of Enlightenment, a humanist, in a sort of psychic disequilibrium.
—Anderson Tepper, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
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“Disequilibrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disequilibrium. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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disequilibrium
noun
dis·equi·lib·ri·um
(ˌ)dis-ˌē-kwə-ˈlib-rē-əm, -ˌek-wə-
plural disequilibriums or disequilibria
-rē-ə
: loss or lack of equilibrium
ionic disequilibrium in a resting nerve cell
emotional disequilibrium
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