DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
unbalanced
Search for:
Mini search box
 
English Dictionary: unbalanced by the DICT Development Group
2 results for unbalanced
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unbalanced
adj
  1. being or thrown out of equilibrium [syn: unbalanced, imbalanced]
    Antonym(s): balanced
  2. affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
    Synonym(s): brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged
  3. debits and credits are not equal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Unbalanced \Un*bal"anced\, a. [In senses 1 and 2, pref. un- not
      + balanced; in sense 3, 1st pref. un- + balance.]
      1. Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or
            having insufficient counterpoise.
  
                     Let Earth unbalanced from her orbit fly. --Pope.
  
      2. (Com.) Not adjusted; not settled; not brought to an
            equality of debt and credit; as, an unbalanced account;
            unbalanced books.
  
      3. Being, or being thrown, out of equilibrium; hence,
            disordered or deranged in sense; unsteady; unsound; as, an
            unbalanced mind. --Pope.
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners