imbalance

(ĭm-băl'əns)
n.
A lack of balance, as in distribution or functioning.

imbalanced im·bal'anced adj.

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is a surprisingly recent word (19th century), first used as a technical term in ophthalmology and now used generally in many contexts:

The imbalance in the world's financial system has become grotesque—Times, 1969

The marked increase in the average salary reflects both the imbalance of supply and demand for health workers—Scientific American, 1973

Teaching implies an imbalance of knowledge, otherwise it would not be necessary—B. Bergonzi, 1990.

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Lack of balance, for example, between antagonistic pairs of muscles, between water and electrolyte, or between the components of a diet.

Lack of balance; especially lack of balance between muscles, as in insufficiency of ocular muscles.

• autonomic i. — defective coordination between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, especially with respect to vasomotor activities.
• sympathetic i. — vagotonia.
• vasomotor i. — autonomic imbalance.

For a list of words related to imbalanced, see:

• Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - imbalanced: (adj) mentally disturbed or abnormal

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See words rhyming with "imbalance."

Common misspelling(s) of imbalance

• inbalance

Dansk (Danish)
n. - uligevægt, ubalance, skævhed, misforhold

Nederlands (Dutch)
onevenwichtigheid

Français (French)
n. - déséquilibre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unausgeglichenheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανισορροπία, ανισότητα, δυσαναλογία

Italiano (Italian)
squilibrio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desequilíbrio (m)

Русский (Russian)
неустойчивость

Español (Spanish)
n. - desequilibrio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - obalans (äv. bildl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不平衡, 不均衡

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不平衡, 不均衡

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불균형, 불안정

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不均衡, アンバランス

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اللا توازن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חוסר-איזון‬

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