Unbalance
/ʌnˈbæləns/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium wordnet
- 2 a state of mental disturbance and disorientation wordnet
Verb
- 1 To cause to be out of balance. transitive
"If you put that weight on the edge of the tray, it will unbalance it and dump all of the dishes on the floor."
- 2 derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane wordnet
- 3 throw out of balance or equilibrium wordnet
Example
More examples"If you put that weight on the edge of the tray, it will unbalance it and dump all of the dishes on the floor."
Etymology
From un- + balance.