unbalance

tr.v., -anced, -anc·ing, -anc·es.

1. To upset the balance, stability, or equilibrium of: "By being too good a singer, too hell-bent an actress, and too strong a presence, the star unbalances the proceedings" (John Simon).
2. To derange (the mind).

n.
The condition of being unbalanced.

unbalanceable un·bal'ance·a·ble adj.

verb

To make insane: craze, derange, madden, unhinge. See sane/insane.

noun

Serious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely: brainsickness, craziness, dementia, derangement, disturbance, insaneness, insanity, lunacy, madness, mental illness, psychopathy. Psychiatry mania. Psychology aberration, alienation. See sane/insane.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a state of disequilibrium (as may occur in cases of inner ear disease)
  Synonyms: imbalance, instability

Meaning #2: a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
  Synonyms: derangement, mental unsoundness

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The verb unbalance has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: throw out of balance or equilibrium
  Antonym: balance (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane
  Synonym: derange

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ude af balance
n. - uafbalanceret, uligevægt

Nederlands (Dutch)
uit het evenwicht brengen, in de war brengen, onevenwichtigheid (ook verwarring)

Français (French)
v. tr. - déséquilibrer
n. - déséquilibre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unausgewogenheit
v. - aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen, in Unordnung bringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανισορροπία
v. - ανατρέπω την ισορροπία

Italiano (Italian)
sbilancio, sbilanciare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desequilíbrio (m)
v. - desequilibrar

Русский (Russian)
выводить из равновесия, неуравновешенность

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desequilibrar, trastornar
n. - desequilibrio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - obalans
v. - bringa ur balans, bringa ur jämvikt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使失去平衡, 使错乱, 失去平衡, 紊乱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使失去平衡, 使錯亂
n. - 失去平衡, 紊亂

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 불균형하게 하다, (마음을) 심란하게 하다
n. - 불균형 , 갈팡질팡 하는 것

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 平衡を失わせる, 平静を失わせる
n. - アンバランス

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حال غير متوازن (فعل) غير ثابت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוציאו משיווי משקלו, ערער יציבותו‬
n. - ‮חוסר שיווי-משקל‬

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