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Definition of off-balance

1 : not well proportioned : out of balance the plans are off-balance their military is off-balance
2 : not standing, sitting, or resting in normal physical equilibrium caught off-balance and knocked down— Jack Dempsey
3a : upset from or in a state of being upset by confusion : upsetting the off-balance presentation of alternatives— S. L. Payne keep us off-balance
b : into a state of surprise from the unexpected may turn us momentarily off-balance by saying one thing when he means another— R. B. West

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“Off-balance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-balance. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.

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