imbalances
States of asymmetry
Imbalances are states where things that should be equal or proportionate are not.
The word appears most often in technical contexts: trade imbalances between nations, hormonal imbalances, a chemical imbalance in the brain.
An imbalance suggests something is off-kilter and may need correction.
Measure of heaviness
- loadCarried weight or burden
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- center of gravityEquilibrium point of mass
- tiltAngular deviation from level
lean · asymmetry · posture · alignment · equilibrium · instability · wobble · unevenness
Unequal distribution of resources
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- gapUnfilled space between
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
disproportion · unfairness · bias · discrimination · prejudice · privilege · disadvantage · exclusion
Amount still owed
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- debtMoney owed another
- tradeExchange of commodities
- fiscalOf public revenue
wealth · poverty · recession · inflation · unemployment · monopoly · oligopoly · austerity
Power to enforce obedience
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- influencePower to affect others
representation · voice · agency · oppression · exploitation · hegemony · autonomy · centralization
Relating to body's chemical messengers
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
- electrolyteConductive dissolved substance
- nutritionalRegarding food's health value
- metabolicOf bodily chemistry
bacterial · gut flora · blood sugar · thyroid · cortisol · serotonin · dopamine · pH
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- predator-preyEcological consumption relationship
- nutrientLife-sustaining substance
population · food chain · invasive species · overfishing · deforestation · eutrophication · nitrogen · phosphorus
weight
Measure of heaviness
- loadCarried weight or burden
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- center of gravityEquilibrium point of mass
tilt · lean · asymmetry · posture · alignment · equilibrium · instability · wobble · unevenness · structural
inequality
Unequal distribution of resources
discrepancy · disproportion · unfairness · bias · discrimination · prejudice · privilege · disadvantage · exclusion · stratification
deficit
Amount still owed
fiscal · wealth · poverty · recession · inflation · unemployment · monopoly · oligopoly · austerity · tariff
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
influence · representation · voice · agency · oppression · exploitation · hegemony · autonomy · centralization · corruption
hormonal
Relating to body's chemical messengers
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
- electrolyteConductive dissolved substance
- nutritionalRegarding food's health value
metabolic · bacterial · gut flora · blood sugar · thyroid · cortisol · serotonin · dopamine · pH · vitamin
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- predator-preyEcological consumption relationship
nutrient · population · food chain · invasive species · overfishing · deforestation · eutrophication · nitrogen · phosphorus · carbon
imbalancesbalances
Keeps from toppling
equilibrium · balance · equilibria · stability · symmetry
imbalancesequity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
fairness · equality · justice · parity · equal footing
imbalancesharmony
Agreement or musical blend
order · alignment · coherence · synchronization · coordination
- chemical imbalanceSkewed molecular ratios internally
- hormonal imbalanceIrregular glandular secretion levels
- hormone imbalanceIrregular chemical messenger levels
- power imbalanceUnequal distribution of control
- trade imbalanceUnequal imports versus exports
- economic imbalanceUnequal distribution of resources