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单词 disequilibrium
释义

disequilibrium

noun

dis·​equi·​lib·​ri·​um (ˌ)dis-ˌē-kwə-ˈli-brē-əm How to pronounce disequilibrium (audio)
-ˌe-kwə-
: loss or lack of equilibrium

Example Sentences

The condition is caused by a disequilibrium in the brain's chemistry.
Recent Examples on the Web If disequilibrium equals opportunity—retailers and brands will need a new compass. Gary Drenik, Forbes, 8 June 2022 The 2018 merger of Northrop Grumman with Orbital Sciences created a disequilibrium in the solid rocket motor sector. Loren Thompson, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021 Until the Black Death, medical writers did not routinely categorize distinct diseases, and instead often presented illness as a generalized physical disequilibrium. Jennifer Couzin-frankel, Science | AAAS, 13 July 2021 However, based on the advice of nearly every energy economist and pundit, OPEC decided to defend a price close to the disequilibrium level, which was unsustainable. Michael Lynch, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021 While some experienced a constant disequilibrium and brain fog that were similar to mine, others had become accustomed to a pattern of short periods of relative health alternating with longer periods of vertigo. Brian Platzer, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020 This disequilibrium lasts until the shorts are sufficiently at a neutral risk position, or squeezed, dead or fired. Michael Taylor, ExpressNews.com, 7 Feb. 2020 That disequilibrium has, in turn, been dogged by a creeping tension, and the new frontier narrative has been accompanied by one of looming conflict, even the possibility of a new Cold War. Neil Shea, National Geographic, 21 Aug. 2019 The disequilibrium in Arctic approaches has worried some observers and led to news headlines that regularly describe the Arctic as a kind of Wild West, or as a frigid theater where nations will square off in the next Cold War. Neil Shea, National Geographic, 8 May 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

disequilibrium

noun

dis·​equi·​lib·​ri·​um (ˌ)dis-ˌē-kwə-ˈlib-rē-əm, -ˌek-wə- How to pronounce disequilibrium (audio)
plural disequilibriums or disequilibria -rē-ə How to pronounce disequilibrium (audio)
: loss or lack of equilibrium
ionic disequilibrium in a resting nerve cell
emotional disequilibrium

disequilibrium

noun

as in imbalance

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • imbalance
  • unbalance
  • nonequilibrium
  • instability
  • fluctuation
  • volatility
  • disequilibration
  • insecurity
  • unsteadiness
  • precariousness
  • mutability
  • changeability
  • shakiness
  • inconstancy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • equilibrium
  • equilibration
  • balance
  • stasis
  • poise
  • offset
  • stability
  • counterbalance
  • equipoise
  • counterpoise
  • security
  • steadiness
  • firmness
  • fixedness
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