adj · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 N B AE1 L AH0 N S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
not balanced, without equilibrium
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: out of whack, lopsided, ill-disposed, unstable, imbalanced, inbalanced
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
irrational or mentally deranged
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
expressing support for a certain point of view; biased
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
unbalanced reporting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
not adjusted such that debit and credit correspond
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: accounting, business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
of an expression having different numbers of left and right parentheses
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English balanced English unbalanced From un- + balanced.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Esperanto:
malekvilibra
— not balanced
Finnish:
epätasapainoinen
— not balanced
Irish:
míchothrom
— not balanced
Central Kurdish:
لاسەنگ
(laseng)
— not balanced
Southern Kurdish:
سەنگەلا
(sengela)
— not balanced
Manx:
neuchormit
— not balanced
Māori:
tipihori
— not balanced
Māori:
tipirori
— not balanced
Māori:
hikuaru
— not balanced
Māori:
hikuwaru
— not balanced
Portuguese:
desequilibrado
— not balanced
Spanish:
desequilibrado
— not balanced
Bulgarian:
неуравновесен
(neuravnovesen)
— irrational or mentally deranged
Finnish:
epätasapainoinen
— irrational or mentally deranged
German:
unausgeglichen
— irrational or mentally deranged
German:
durchgedreht
— irrational or mentally deranged
German:
überdreht
— irrational or mentally deranged
Hungarian:
kiegyensúlyozatlan
— irrational or mentally deranged
Plautdietsch:
errsennich
— irrational or mentally deranged
Portuguese:
desequilibrado
— irrational or mentally deranged
Spanish:
desequilibrado
— irrational or mentally deranged
Swedish:
obalanserad
— irrational or mentally deranged