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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌnˈbælənst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌnˈbælənst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un bal′ənst)

From the verb unbalance: (⇒ conjugate)
unbalanced is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•bal•anced /ʌnˈbælənst/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. lacking balance or the proper balance.
  2. lacking steadiness and soundness of judgment;
    mentally disturbed:unbalanced behavior.
  3. Business(of an account) not adjusted so that money owed and money earned are equal.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•bal•anced  (un bal′ənst),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not balanced or not properly balanced.
  2. lacking steadiness and soundness of judgment.
  3. mentally disordered;
    deranged.
  4. Business(of an account) not adjusted;
    not brought to an equality of debits and credits.
  5. Sport[Football.]of or pertaining to an offensive line formation having more than three linemen on one side of the center. Cf. balanced (def. 2).
  • un-1 + balanced 1640–50
    3. . disturbed, unsound, irrational.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unbalanced /ʌnˈbælənst/ adj
  1. lacking balance
  2. irrational or unsound; erratic
  3. mentally disordered
  4. biased; one-sided: unbalanced reporting
  5. (in double-entry book-keeping) not having total debit balances equal to total credit balances
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•bal•ance  (un bal′əns),USA pronunciation v., -anced, -anc•ing, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to throw or put out of balance.
  2. to disorder or derange, as the mind.

n. 
  1. unbalanced condition.
  • un-2 + balance 1580–90
un•bal′ance•a•ble, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unbalance /ʌnˈbæləns/ vb (transitive)
  1. to upset the equilibrium or balance of
  2. to disturb the mental stability of (a person or his or her mind)
 n
  1. imbalance or instability
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