unbalanceverb [ T ]
uk/ʌnˈbæl.əns/us/ʌnˈbæl.əns/unbalance verb [ T ] (NOT FIRM)
to cause something or someone to be unbalanced:
The result was to further unbalance the monetary-fiscal policy mix.
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Balance and imbalance
- accord
- accord with sth
- align
- alignment
- balance (sth) out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- equilibrium
- harmonize
- harmony
- imbalance
- jar
- off balance
- offset
- on an even keel idiom
- one man's loss is another man's gain idiom
- realign
- square (sth) with sth
- symmetry
- wash
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unbalance verb [ T ] (MENTALLY ILL)
to make someone mentally ill, especially temporarily
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Puzzle and confuse
- addle
- baffle
- bemuse
- bewilder
- blind sb with science idiom
- blur
- cloud
- do sb's head in idiom
- flummox
- fox
- fuddle
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix
- mix sb up
- muddy
- puzzle
- throw (sb) a curve (ball) idiom
- throw sb off balance idiom
- tie
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
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unbalance verb [ T ] (NOT FAIR)
to make something unfair or not equal
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Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
- ableism
- arbitrary
- be a bit much idiom
- bias
- biased
- favouritism
- ghettoize
- hate crime
- inequitable
- inequity
- prejudiced
- prejudicial
- sexism
- sexist
- shortchange
- unfair
- unjust
- unprovoked
- unsportsmanlike
- you're having a laugh idiom
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