unbalanced
adjective
un·bal·anced
ˌən-ˈba-lən(t)st 
: not balanced: such as
a
: not in equilibrium
b
: mentally disordered
—not used technically
c
: not adjusted so as to make credits equal to debits
an unbalanced account
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He's been eating an unbalanced diet.
horrific crimes that obviously were committed by a very unbalanced person
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More specifically, that an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
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Ray Petelin, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Decades of underfunding have left our educators doing more and more with less, and laws and regulations for public school educators that have doubled in the last 25 years are creating an unbalanced, unequal system of accountability across school systems.
—Sandy Thuringer, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Symptoms from an unbalanced gut aren’t limited to your stomach and digestive system.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 17 Feb. 2026
In the short track 500 meters, Santos-Griswold made it to the semifinal, only to hit an inside block with her skate and become unbalanced and fall behind.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2026
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Ray Petelin, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Decades of underfunding have left our educators doing more and more with less, and laws and regulations for public school educators that have doubled in the last 25 years are creating an unbalanced, unequal system of accountability across school systems.
—Sandy Thuringer, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Symptoms from an unbalanced gut aren’t limited to your stomach and digestive system.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 17 Feb. 2026
In the short track 500 meters, Santos-Griswold made it to the semifinal, only to hit an inside block with her skate and become unbalanced and fall behind.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Unbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbalanced. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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unbalanced
adjective
un·bal·anced
ˌən-ˈbal-ən(t)st
1
: not in a state of balance
2
: not completely sane
3
: not adjusted so as to make credits equal to debits
an unbalanced account
Medical Definition
unbalanced
adjective
un·bal·anced
ˌən-ˈbal-ən(t)st
: mentally disordered : affected with mental illness
—not used technically
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