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unbalance

/ʌnˈbæləns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
un-bal-ance
IPA
/ʌnˈbæləns/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to be out of balance.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English unbalance From un- + balance.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unbalances (present, singular) unbalancing (participle, present) unbalanced (participle, past) unbalanced (past)

Synonyms

imbalance instability derangement mental unsoundness derange

Rhymes With

balance imbalance vallance

Questions

How do you pronounce unbalance?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈbæləns/.
What does unbalance mean?
To cause to be out of balance.
Where does unbalance come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English unbalance From un- + balance.

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