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
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
- insane
- kooky
- kookie
- loco [slang]
- loony
- looney
- loony tunes
- looney tunes
- lunatic
- mad
- maniacal
- maniac
- mental
- meshuga
- meshugge
- meshugah
- meshuggah
- moonstruck
- non compos mentis
- nuts
- nutty
- psycho
- psychotic
- scatty [chiefly British]
- screwy
- unhinged
- unsound
- wacko
- whacko
- wacky
- whacky
- wud [chiefly Scottish]
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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Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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But things went quickly sideways when the crane became unbalanced and slammed through a home, upending the truck it was attached to.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
But as any naysayers of the ready-to-drink (RTD) category will point out, pre-mixed cocktails can be clunky — cloying and sickly sweet, unbalanced, or laden with faux flavors of lime or other once-fresh ingredients.
—Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Fats and proteins are broken down and transformed into biogenic amines and toxins, which, when unbalanced, can potentially lead to systemic intoxication and inflammation.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
But things went quickly sideways when the crane became unbalanced and slammed through a home, upending the truck it was attached to.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
But as any naysayers of the ready-to-drink (RTD) category will point out, pre-mixed cocktails can be clunky — cloying and sickly sweet, unbalanced, or laden with faux flavors of lime or other once-fresh ingredients.
—Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Unbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbalanced. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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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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