imbalance
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4.2
- noun
- /ɪmˈbæl.əns/
- Elliot has a chemical imbalance in his brain.
- trade imbalance
- power imbalance
- redress imbalances
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Watch on YouTubeThe villain represents an imbalance in society.
- The villain represents an imbalance in society.
- And it's those thoughts, not some presumed hormonal imbalance, that's causing her depression.
- So there's this huge imbalance in our society, in our food culture.
- OK, with regard with regard to gender imbalances, that also doesn't hold up.
- The brain does strange things when people have hormone imbalances or they have infections.
- Oftentimes those sugar cravings are due to an imbalance of good bacteria in your gut.
- And then finally, it's caused by a hormonal imbalance in your body.
- If they're aligned, you do not have any dynamic imbalance.
- That's what's known about matter antimatter imbalance in the universe.
- If you have proteins from plants, they don't seem to cause any dysbiosis or imbalance.
- If he did try, OK, that's an imbalance that has to be faced.
- We are more unbalanced, but this imbalance also entails growth potential.
- And sometimes there is an issue, a medical issue, an imbalance with your head.
Examples
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When issues of race and class are introduced as well, the imbalance is yet more pronounced.
Academic text (1990) -
Have you seen a change in the gender imbalance in physics?
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There is an imbalance in this country.
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You see, that is where there is still imbalance between us.
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There is a large imbalance across the negotiating teams.
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The annual bilateral trade imbalance stands at $60 billion and is growing.
Academic text (1999) -
So there's this huge imbalance in our society, in our food culture.
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And we've all felt the strain of this imbalance.
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The nature, causes, and treatment of dizziness and imbalance puzzle many physicians.
Academic text (1999) -
There is a significant imbalance in income distribution between different regions.
Synonyms
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6.5
When two sides are not the same in shape, size, or position
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5.8
An uneven amount or size between parts of something
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8.6
A lack of balance in a body or system that makes it unsteady
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5.1
A state in which something is not level or smooth
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4.6
A situation where things are not steady or equal
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8.1
A situation when one thing is much larger or smaller than another and seems unfair
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9.0
An uneven spread of something inside a system that makes it work poorly
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8.3
An unfair way of giving things or help to groups of people
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9.2
A situation where two or more parts are not the same
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Etymology
The word imbalance breaks into im- meaning 'not' and balance meaning 'even' or 'equal', so picture a scale tilted to one side. That's why an imbalance is when parts are not equal or when something is out of proper proportion.