imbalance
Lack of equilibrium
Imbalance is a lack of balance or proportion between things that should be equal or harmonious.
A trade imbalance occurs when imports and exports are unequal.
A chemical imbalance in the brain may affect mood.
The imbalance of power between the two nations created tension.
The word often implies something that needs correcting.
Lacking balance or stability
- wobbleUnsteady side-to-side motion
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
- toppleCause to fall
teeter · sway · off-kilter · unstable · precarious · totter · stagger · falter
Lack of proper balance
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- unequalNot the same
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
- mismatchIncompatible combination
discrepancy · unevenness · lopsidedness · distortion · disproportionate · weighted · tilted · concentration
Unequal distribution of resources
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
prejudice · bias · gap · injustice · marginalization · privilege · oppression · exclusion
Superior influence over others
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- controlAuthority to direct
leverage · hegemony · subordination · exploitation · dynamic · relationship · one-sided · upper-hand
Relating to body's chemical messengers
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
- electrolyteConductive dissolved substance
- nutritionalRegarding food's health value
- deficiencyLack of something needed
thyroid · serotonin · dopamine · cortisol · insulin · metabolic · neurotransmitter · pH
Sensation of spinning
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
- vestibularOf the balance organ
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
disorientation · faintness · giddiness · labyrinthitis · spinning · wooziness · unsteadiness · syncope
unsteady
Lacking balance or stability
topple · teeter · sway · off-kilter · unstable · precarious · totter · stagger · falter · equilibrium
disproportion
Lack of proper balance
mismatch · discrepancy · unevenness · lopsidedness · distortion · disproportionate · weighted · tilted · concentration · overrepresentation
inequality
Unequal distribution of resources
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
unfairness · prejudice · bias · gap · injustice · marginalization · privilege · oppression · exclusion · divide
dominance
Superior influence over others
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
control · leverage · hegemony · subordination · exploitation · dynamic · relationship · one-sided · upper-hand · dependency
hormonal
Relating to body's chemical messengers
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
- electrolyteConductive dissolved substance
- nutritionalRegarding food's health value
deficiency · thyroid · serotonin · dopamine · cortisol · insulin · metabolic · neurotransmitter · pH · bacterial
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
- vestibularOf the balance organ
nausea · disorientation · faintness · giddiness · labyrinthitis · spinning · wooziness · unsteadiness · syncope · postural
- imbalancedisequilibrium, disproportion, asymmetry, lopsidedness, unevenness
- balanceequilibrium, harmony, stability, symmetry, posture
- clumsinessclumsiness, clumsy, awkwardness, fumble, stumble
- instabilityinstability, unsteadiness, shakiness, wobbliness, precariousness
- irregularitiesbumps, dents, ridges, grooves, ripples
- stabilitystable, steady, firmness, unstable, equilibrium
imbalancebalance
Steadiness or amount owed
equilibrium · stability · equipoise · homeostasis · steadiness
imbalancesymmetry
Invariance under transformation
evenness · parity · equality · proportion · proportionality
imbalanceequality
Same status for all
equity · fairness · parity · equal footing · level playing field
- chemical imbalanceSkewed molecular ratios internally
- hormonal imbalanceIrregular glandular secretion levels
- hormone imbalanceIrregular chemical messenger levels
- power imbalanceUnequal distribution of control
- chemically imbalancedMolecular ratios are skewed
- trade imbalanceUnequal imports versus exports