unbalanced
pronunciation
How to pronounce unbalanced in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈbælənst]
How to pronounce unbalanced in American English:
US [ʌnˈbælənst]
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- Adjective:
- being or thrown out of equilibrium
- affected with madness or insanity
- debits and credits are not equal
Word Origin
- unbalanced (adj.)
- 1640s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of balance (v.). Earliest use is in reference to the mind, judgment, etc. Of material things, it is recorded from 1732.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Furthermore , rapid development is almost always unbalanced .
- 2. Most agree that thailand 's economy is unbalanced .
- 3. Recovery will also be built on what is still an unbalanced economy .
- 4. It 's our unbalanced work lives that keep us from taking advantage of these gold mines of satisfaction .
- 5. Prime minister hatoyama wanted to turn the unbalanced alliance into a more equal partnership but the japanese people weren 't ready .