unbalance
verb/ˌʌnˈbæləns/
/ˌʌnˈbæləns/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they unbalance | /ˌʌnˈbæləns/ /ˌʌnˈbæləns/ |
| he / she / it unbalances | /ˌʌnˈbælənsɪz/ /ˌʌnˈbælənsɪz/ |
| past simple unbalanced | /ˌʌnˈbælənst/ /ˌʌnˈbælənst/ |
| past participle unbalanced | /ˌʌnˈbælənst/ /ˌʌnˈbælənst/ |
| -ing form unbalancing | /ˌʌnˈbælənsɪŋ/ /ˌʌnˈbælənsɪŋ/ |
- unbalance something to make something no longer balanced, for example by giving too much importance to one part of it
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- unbalance somebody/something to make somebody/something unsteady so that they are likely to fall down
- unbalance somebody to make somebody so upset that they are unable to continue thinking or behaving as they normally do
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