imbalance

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9

Definition of imbalance

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The property of not being in balance.
    “The growing imbalances between the rich and poor first lead to more crime.”
    “Ross Barkley, a second-half substitute, almost marked his debut with a goal but by that stage England were playing at half-pace. A team can do that when the imbalance of talent is this considerable.”
    “There are some stations which have literally 1,000-1,500 passengers a year, whereas Whitby has over 140,000, so there's a huge imbalance between the usage of some stations and others.”

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Etymology

From im- + balance.

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