Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemical imbalance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: chem-i-cal im-bal-ance
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chemical, imbalance.

noun

Mental illness.

Example Sentences

"Anyone who knew him well would suspect he had a chemical imbalance. He had been unhappy recently. And there was a history of suicide in the family; his mother had tried to kill herself."

Etymology

The sense "mental illness" is due to the fact that some mental illnesses are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain.

Inflected Forms

chemical imbalances (plural)

Phrases

chemically imbalanced

Frequently Paired Words

chemically imbalanced

Questions

What does chemical imbalance mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chemical, imbalance.
Where does chemical imbalance come from?: The sense "mental illness" is due to the fact that some mental illnesses are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain.

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