Overbalance

//ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈbæləns// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent.

    "an overbalance of exports"

Verb
  1. 1
    To be more important than; to outweigh.

    "I thought of giving up this club, which was expensive and of no service to me, and the amusement overbalanced by the late hours."

  2. 2
    cause to be off balance wordnet
  3. 3
    To cause an imbalance in (something) by means of excess weight or numbers. transitive
  4. 4
    weigh more heavily wordnet
  5. 5
    To throw (someone or something) off balance; to cause to capsize. transitive
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  1. 6
    To lose one's balance; to fall over. intransitive

Synonyms

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annulasymmetryavoirdupoisbeefbestbetter

Example

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"I thought of giving up this club, which was expensive and of no service to me, and the amusement overbalanced by the late hours."

Etymology

From over- + balance.

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