as in to disturb
to cause to go insane or as if insane
the shock of the loss of his wife and children completely unbalanced him
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Recent Examples of unbalance
Maria Carolina Gallego-Iradi and David Borchelt, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2017
Its automatic unbalance detection helps to minimize vibration during operation, and each cycle takes between 20 to 50 minutes.
—Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 25 Jan. 2023
Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 July 2024
View gallery - 3 images Downing fruit and vegetable juice as a way of fasting, cleansing, or detoxing can unbalance the health-affecting bacteria in your gut and mouth, according to a new study.
—Paul McClure 06, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Some of the factors include poor water quality; animals living in very deep water who detect the shore too late; unbalance and confusion created by Earth’s magnetic field changes; contamination by heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium or zinc; or contamination by compounds such as PCBs and DDTs.
—Maria Carolina Gallego-Iradi and David Borchelt, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2017
Its automatic unbalance detection helps to minimize vibration during operation, and each cycle takes between 20 to 50 minutes.
—Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 25 Jan. 2023
Noun
In the ’80s through the aughts, Cage’s go-for-broke-and-borrow-more performances were alternately praised for defining Face/Off and Leaving Las Vegas and knocked for unbalancing his uncle Francis Coppola’s Peggy Sue Got Married, the horror satire Vampire’s Kiss (a.k.a.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 July 2024
View gallery - 3 images Downing fruit and vegetable juice as a way of fasting, cleansing, or detoxing can unbalance the health-affecting bacteria in your gut and mouth, according to a new study.
—Paul McClure 06, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbalance
Verb
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The Heisenberg uncertainty principle teaches us that observation disturbs the observed.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Hammond, not wanting the dinosaurs disturbed, sends behavioral paleontologist Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore) to Isla Sorna, where the dinosaurs have been living without human interference.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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Understanding how in-game currency flows in and out of player wallets can reveal imbalances.—
Pawan Gaargi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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This creates a power imbalance that can have devastating consequences.—
Steven Delco,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2025
Verb
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If Waldron wasn’t battered, then Phillies starter Zack Wheeler was hardly bothered.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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While notification bundles were an option before, they were primarily used for messaging, and not all developers bothered.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
Noun
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So much of it is in disequilibrium, riddled by heat, pressure, and chemicals trying to get from their current location to somewhere else.—
Robin George Andrews,
The Atlantic,
26 Sep. 2024
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As Sargent understood and Peri proves, this couple requires an eye for dynamic disequilibrium.—
Phyllis Rose,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2024
Verb
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Shepherding that split to reality will leave WBD leadership distracted for a year, Martin estimated.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Cho, as the perceptive and generous Jin, distracted from his own family troubles by the sudden flashes of Casey’s bright light, is wise and rejuvenated; disinterested admiration makes this man, who looks to be in his forties, nearly a teen-ager again.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Guys like Andrew Weissman, deranged Jack Smith.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Albie and Portia reunite at the airport, where Portia tells Albie that Jack was deranged, while Albie tells Portia that Lucia played him.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The man is Jack Ryan, not to be confused with the Jack Ryan dreamed up by Tom Clancy.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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There are at least eight varieties of Lambrusco grapes (not to be confused with Vitis labrusca of North America), of which the best known, oldest and most abundant is Lambrusco di Sorbara.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
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The media frenzy about GLP-1 agonists hadn't yet started.—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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In season six, these controversies extended to the way the show depicted Mohamed Al-Fayed, all but accusing him of setting up the paparazzi frenzy that led to the deaths of Diana and his son, Dodi.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
15 June 2024
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“Unbalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbalance. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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