unbalanced

adjective

un·bal·anced | \ ˌən-ˈba-lən(t)st

Definition of unbalanced

: not balanced: such as

a : not in equilibrium

b : mentally disordered : affected with mental illness

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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Unlike in past years, MLS scheduled an unbalanced number of matches among the three Cascadia Cup teams this season due to the entry of expansion club LAFC into the Western Conference. — Jamie Goldberg, OregonLive.com, "Rules for awarding 2018 Cascadia Cup announced," 21 May 2017 An all-hard-material space feels wrong, and a space with too many soft materials feels unbalanced. — Madeleine Bokan, House Beautiful, "Here's Why Texture Is an Interior Designer's Secret Weapon," 6 Mar. 2019 His absence hurts, especially in a Wade Phillips scheme that moves its corners around against unbalanced formations. — Andy Benoit, SI.com, "The NFL’s Most Dynamic Team? 10 Thoughts on the 2018 Rams," 18 June 2018 Okay, so just briefly, the President's position is that the trade system since the end of World War II has been unbalanced. — Fox News, "Anthony Scaramucci on Trump's Ohio rally, 2018 midterms," 5 Aug. 2018 Something felt unbalanced, as if a stealth assault had been made on the limbic system, the lacy cortical network that forms the architecture of our primal needs and emotions: pleasure, anger, fear. — Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, "In the Heart of Navajo Lands," 19 Oct. 2018 Shifting parts of the mantle create unbalanced weight which can throw off the planet’s spin. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Humans Are Causing Earth to Wobble," 25 Sep. 2018 That means the end of the unbalanced schedule, at long last. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "A modest proposal for baseball: Contraction, elimination of interleague play and expanded playoffs," 6 July 2018 And in both games the better team won against the team that was unbalanced with a superstar. — Grant Wahl, SI.com, "France, Uruguay Deservedly Oust Messi's Argentina, Ronaldo's Portugal From World Cup," 30 June 2018

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