disequilibration

noun

Definition of disequilibrationnext
as in imbalance

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  1. imbalance
  2. disequilibrium
  3. nonequilibrium
  4. unbalance
Noun
  • The attacker only needs to win once As Powar explained to us, cybersecurity has always favoured the attacker, but AI is making that imbalance even greater.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
  • Work stress, health routines or an uneven distribution of responsibilities can expose an imbalance with a significant other or close friend.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026
Definition of imbalance
Noun
  • This stable abnormality has rested on a dual architecture of impunity and rehabilitation—a profitable, sect-transcendent disequilibrium sustained by oil revenues, shadow economies and, more recently, frenzied real-estate speculation.
    — Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
  • There’s not some kind of market disequilibrium here, where advertisers are overpaying to reach analog audiences.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 11 May 2026
Definition of disequilibrium
Noun
  • Entropy maximization has long been thought to be a trait of nonequilibrium systems.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2017
Definition of nonequilibrium
Noun
  • Even so, the first half belonged more to OL Lyonnes than to Barcelona, manager Jonatan Giraldez doing well to use the physicality and pace of his new team to unbalance that of his former.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • Fashion is a sector that has heavily relied on third-party manufacturing, producing an overall unbalance of big brands versus small players.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Definition of unbalance
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“Disequilibration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disequilibration. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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