disequilibrium

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Recent Examples of disequilibrium 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 Billy's severe psychotic episodes point to a brain in disequilibrium and, correspondingly, to the need for drugs and treatments to alter this pathology as a basic standard of care. Matthew M. Kurtz, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2023 However, the feelings of disequilibrium weren’t going away. IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for disequilibrium
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Noun
  • Such an imbalance could wipe the turtles out, unless another menace gets there first.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • As its passengers seek other flights, there will be fewer overall seats available, creating a supply and demand imbalance.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Many also question whether its prize pool has the potential to unbalance leagues when participating teams return home.
    Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Entropy maximization has long been thought to be a trait of nonequilibrium systems.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2017
Noun
  • In collaboration with the Robotics & AI Institute, the robot has been subjected to complex full-body motions—including dynamic locomotion, aerial maneuvers, and recovery from instability—to stress-test its software stack.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
  • According to the Refugee Council, many of those arriving by small boat originate from countries experiencing war, persecution or political instability, including Afghanistan, Syria, Eritrea, Iran and Sudan.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026

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“Disequilibrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disequilibrium. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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