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Disequilibrium

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.

    "The world of the angelic hierarchy was an evolutionary stream of light in a steady-state, but the creation of Adam from matter disturbs that primordial steady-state; it generates the creative disequilibrium necessary for change, transformation, and evolution."

  2. 2
    loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others wordnet

Etymology

From dis- + equilibrium.

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