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Definition of unbalance verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. unbalance something to make something no longer balanced, for example by giving too much importance to one part of it
  2. unbalance somebody/something to make somebody/something unsteady so that they are likely to fall down
  3. unbalance somebody to make somebody so upset that they are unable to continue thinking or behaving as they normally do
See unbalance in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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