unbalanced
adjective
un·bal·anced
ˌən-ˈba-lən(t)st 
: not balanced: such as
a
: not in equilibrium
b
: mentally disordered : affected with mental illness
c
: not adjusted so as to make credits equal to debits
an unbalanced account
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He's been eating an unbalanced diet.
horrific crimes that obviously were committed by a very unbalanced person
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At the time that Keynes and Robinson were writing, the cost of beggar-thy-neighbor policies came mainly in the form of higher unemployment, as higher exports—unbalanced by higher imports—undermined manufacturers in trade deficit countries and forced them to lay off workers.
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Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
With unsustainable low interest rates driving up housing valuations for years, the market has been unbalanced for 5 plus years now.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Months earlier, Charles Vallow had told police that his wife was threatening to kill him, describing her behavior as increasingly unbalanced.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Perhaps even more than that, PSG — long dismissed and derided as a hopelessly unbalanced gaggle of individual superstars — have become a team, widely respected for the remarkable industriousness of their football and the humble, unshowy brilliance of their young players.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
With unsustainable low interest rates driving up housing valuations for years, the market has been unbalanced for 5 plus years now.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Months earlier, Charles Vallow had told police that his wife was threatening to kill him, describing her behavior as increasingly unbalanced.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Perhaps even more than that, PSG — long dismissed and derided as a hopelessly unbalanced gaggle of individual superstars — have become a team, widely respected for the remarkable industriousness of their football and the humble, unshowy brilliance of their young players.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Unbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbalanced. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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unbalanced
adjective
un·bal·anced
ˌən-ˈbal-ən(t)st
1
: not in a state of balance
2
: not completely sane
3
: not adjusted so as to make credits equal to debits
an unbalanced account
Medical Definition
unbalanced
adjective
un·bal·anced
ˌən-ˈbal-ən(t)st
: mentally disordered : affected with mental illness
an unbalanced mind
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