unbalance

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verb

un·​bal·​ance ˌən-ˈba-lən(t)s How to pronounce unbalance (audio)
unbalanced; unbalancing
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transitive verb

: to put out of balance

unbalance

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noun

: lack of balance : imbalance

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Examples of unbalance in a Sentence

Verb If too many people stand up, it will unbalance the boat. The tax cuts have unbalanced the budget.
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The risk is that only a handful of clubs will be able to cough up those sums, unbalancing the market. — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 19 May 2026 Hawkins’s performance as a woman who was destroyed by the death of her daughter, more so than anyone around her seems to realize, both powers and unbalances the film. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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Not by trying to smooth out this unbalance, or trying to fish for quotas or whatnot. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 July 2024 The team surmised that this unbalance may be due to strong eastward winds that distribute heat and clouds across the exoplanet’s surface. — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unbalance

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1854, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1855, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unbalance was in 1854

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“Unbalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbalance. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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unbalance

verb
un·​bal·​ance
ˌən-ˈbal-ən(t)s
: to put out of balance

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