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unbalance

/ unbalance /

verb/noun

verb Sense 1

derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane

"The death of his parents unbalanced him"

Type of:

madden craze

Derived:

derangement mental unsoundness

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s on something

verb Sense 2

throw out of balance or equilibrium

"The tax relief unbalanced the budget"

"The primadonna unbalances the smooth work in our department"

Opposites:

balance equilibrate equilibrize equilibrise

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

noun Sense 3

a state of disequilibrium (as may occur in cases of inner ear disease)

Opposites:

balance

Type of:

disequilibrium

noun Sense 4

a state of mental disturbance and disorientation

Type of:

insanity

Derived:

derange

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