unbalanced
adjective
un·bal·anced
ˌən-ˈba-lən(t)st 
: not balanced: such as
a
: not in equilibrium
b
: mentally disordered
—not used technically
c
: not adjusted so as to make credits equal to debits
an unbalanced account
Examples of unbalanced in a Sentence
He's been eating an unbalanced diet.
horrific crimes that obviously were committed by a very unbalanced person
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The Broncos beat visiting New Mexico 62-53 on Saturday to even their conference record at 1-1 … This is the final regular-season meeting between the teams (San Jose State doesn’t come to Viejas Arena in the Mountain West’s unbalanced schedule) and might be for a while.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Love on a Pillow (1962) Roger Vadim's adaptation of Christiane Rochefort's bestselling novel explored a passionate but unbalanced affair between a stratghtlaced woman (Bardot) who falls for a troubled man (Robert Hossein), leading to a destructive and passionate relationship.
—Bianca Novembre, Vanity Fair, 28 Dec. 2025
Would the college football map look so unbalanced, so bloated, if UCLA and USC had stayed put in the first place?
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
Yet political and bureaucratic sclerosis, combined with an unbalanced statist economy, ultimately led to its demise.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Love on a Pillow (1962) Roger Vadim's adaptation of Christiane Rochefort's bestselling novel explored a passionate but unbalanced affair between a stratghtlaced woman (Bardot) who falls for a troubled man (Robert Hossein), leading to a destructive and passionate relationship.
—Bianca Novembre, Vanity Fair, 28 Dec. 2025
Would the college football map look so unbalanced, so bloated, if UCLA and USC had stayed put in the first place?
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
Yet political and bureaucratic sclerosis, combined with an unbalanced statist economy, ultimately led to its demise.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Unbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbalanced. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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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
—not used technically
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