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unbalance

verb
/ʌnˈbæləns/

Etymology

From un- + balance.

  1. derived from bilanx
  2. derived from *bilancia✻
  3. derived from balance
  4. derived from balaunce
  5. prefixed as unbalance — “un + balance”

Definitions

  1. To cause to be out of balance.

    • If you put that weight on the edge of the tray, it will unbalance it and dump all of the dishes on the floor.
    • Or, finally, might our awful situation prey upon and unbalance our minds? A group of insane folk upon a dead world!

The neighborhood

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