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UNBALANCE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lack of balance or state of disequilibrium

Example:

a hormonal imbalance

Synonyms:

imbalance; instability; unbalance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("unbalance" is a kind of...):

disequilibrium (loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A state of mental disturbance and disorientation

Synonyms:

derangement; mental unsoundness; unbalance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("unbalance" is a kind of...):

insanity (relatively permanent disorder of the mind)

Derivation:

unbalance (derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane

Example:

The death of his parents unbalanced him

Synonyms:

derange; unbalance

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "unbalance" is one way to...):

craze; madden (cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

unbalance (a state of mental disturbance and disorientation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Throw out of balance or equilibrium

Example:

The prima donna unbalances the smooth work in our department

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

balance (bring into balance or equilibrium)

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