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imbalance

noun

Etymology

From im- + balance.

  1. derived from bilanx
  2. derived from *bilancia✻
  3. derived from balance
  4. derived from balaunce
  5. formed as imbalance — “in- + balance”

Definitions

  1. The property of not being in balance.

    • The growing imbalances between the rich and poor first lead to more crime.
    • Ross Barkley, a second-half substitute, almost marked his debut with a goal but by that stage England were playing at half-pace. A team can do that when the imbalance of talent is this considerable.
    • There are some stations which have literally 1,000-1,500 passengers a year, whereas Whitby has over 140,000, so there's a huge imbalance between the usage of some stations and others.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for imbalance. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA