unbalanced — not balanced; lacking stability or proportion
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: not balanced; lacking stability or proportion
Pronunciation (IPA): /ʌnˈbælənst/
Korean meaning: 균형이 잡히지 않은, 안정성이나 비율이 부족한
Korean pronunciation: 언-밸-런스트 (강세: 밸)
Example Sentences
- My washing machine is unbalanced and sounds like a helicopter taking off.
- The unbalanced team had five strikers but no defenders.
- An unbalanced breakfast of only candy will give you a sugar crash.
unbalanced
ADJECTIVE//ʌnˈbælənst//
not balanced; lacking stability or proportion
💡 Concept
Not balanced, lacking stability
🎵 Rhyme
Even advanced tech stays unbalanced without being properly balanced!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ʌnˈbælənst/
🇬🇧 UK/ʌnˈbælənst/
🌳Etymology
Prefixun--
Rootbalance
Suffix--ed
Origin
14세기 중세 영어에서 'un-(반대)' + 'balance(균형)'에서 유래. balance는 라틴어 'bi-(둘)' + 'lanx(저울의 접시)'에서 나왔다.
🎵Rhyme
balancedadvancedenhanced
balanced
advanced
enhanced
🔗Collocations
unbalanced diet
mentally unbalanced
unbalanced equation
unbalanced budget
unbalanced forces
emotionally unbalanced
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My washing machine is unbalanced and sounds like a helicopter taking off.”
😄 Fun example
“The unbalanced team had five strikers but no defenders.”
“An unbalanced breakfast of only candy will give you a sugar crash.”
“The unbalanced checkbook showed more expenses than income.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
unstablelopsidedunevenirregulardisproportionate
Antonyms
balancedstableeven
Related
imbalanceequilibriumsymmetryproportion
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