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Definition of unbalanced adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unbalanced

adjective
 
/ˌʌnˈbælənst/
 
/ˌʌnˈbælənst/
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  1. [usually before noun] giving too much or too little importance to one part or aspect of something
    • an unbalanced article
    • an unbalanced diet
    Extra Examples
    • The report is completely unbalanced.
    • The stock-market boom is dangerously unbalanced.
    • The media often presents a somewhat unbalanced picture of scientific progress.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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  2. [not usually before noun] (of a person) not thinking or behaving as they normally do; mentally ill
    • The report described him as unbalanced and erratic.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • a little
    • slightly
    • etc.
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See unbalanced in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee unbalanced in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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