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
Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 15 July 2024
Not by trying to smooth out this unbalance, or trying to fish for quotas or whatnot.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 July 2024
New Atlas, 21 June 2025
Hawkins’s performance as a woman who was destroyed by the death of her daughter, more so than anyone around her seems to realize, both powers and unbalances the film.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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Verb
Mercy is a way to look at our unbalances and do something.
—Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 15 July 2024
Not by trying to smooth out this unbalance, or trying to fish for quotas or whatnot.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 July 2024
Noun
Candida is part of a healthy microbiota but in high abundance, it has been identified as an opportunistic microorganism, causing a reduction in community diversity, and unbalancing the gut microbiota.
—New Atlas, 21 June 2025
Hawkins’s performance as a woman who was destroyed by the death of her daughter, more so than anyone around her seems to realize, both powers and unbalances the film.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbalance
Verb
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Staffieri was appropriately shocked and disturbed by both the antisemitic display and the breach of internal protocol.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The plot was inspired by a Japanese news report that had deeply disturbed Woo, about a lunatic guilty of poisoning baby formula.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What makes the situation more difficult is the imbalance in their financial lifestyles.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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This has caused the usual hand-wringing about competitive imbalance and the inherent plight of small-market teams.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Such hard coaching would bother some players.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … HIT THE ROAD – Duffy responds to trucker who 'couldn't be bothered' to learn English in America.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 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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Researchers also see empathic disequilibrium as a possibility for some people.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
3 Oct. 2023
Verb
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Many young people may be too distracted by the likes of MrBeast, who dropped out of college and turned a passion for video creation into a billion-dollar global empire.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Facilities like Sankofa and Nova House help those recovering from addiction fill their time with activities that distract them from the urge to use.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Most people don’t commit violent acts, but in the hands of someone who’s fired up and mentally deranged, anything can happen.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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The perpetrator is obviously deranged, but posts like Min’s might rile up and radicalize the next deranged person.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But too often, this instinct to chase conflict distorts reality and confuses the public.—
Nancy Gibbs,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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This view confuses structure with behavior.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 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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During the media frenzy the then-21-year-old held a press conference, delivering a heartfelt resignation speech.—
Janine Rubenstein,
Peoplemag,
27 July 2024
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“Unbalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbalance. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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