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unbalanced
adjective un·bal·anced \-lən(t)st\
Definition of UNBALANCED
: not balanced: as a : not in equilibrium b : mentally disordered or deranged c : not adjusted so as to make credits equal to debits <an unbalanced account>
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First Known Use of UNBALANCED
1650
Related to UNBALANCED
- Synonyms
- balmy, barmy [chiefly British], bats, batty, bedlam, bonkers, brainsick, bughouse [slang], certifiable, crackbrained, cracked, crackers, crackpot, cranky [dialect], crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, demented, deranged, fruity [slang], gaga, haywire, kooky (also kookie), loco [slang], loony (also looney), loony tunes (or looney tunes), lunatic, mad, maniacal (also maniac), mental, meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah), moonstruck, non compos mentis, nuts, nutty, psycho, psychotic, scatty [chiefly British], screwy, insane, unhinged, unsound, wacko (also whacko), wacky (also whacky), wud [chiefly Scottish]
- Antonyms
- balanced, compos mentis, sane, sound, uncrazy
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unbalanced
adjective un·bal·anced \ˌən-ˈbal-ən(t)st\
Medical Definition of UNBALANCED
: mentally disordered or disturbed <an unbalanced mind>
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