unbalancing
Tipping the scales
Unbalancing is the act of disrupting equilibrium or stability.
You can unbalance a person physically by pushing them, mentally by unsettling their composure, or systemically by disrupting a careful arrangement: The new evidence had an unbalancing effect on the whole case.
In games and competition, unbalancing an opponent creates exploitable openings.
Causing loss of equilibrium
- disruptingInterfering with normal function
- underminingWeakening by covert means
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- subvertingSeeking to overthrow
outmaneuvering · wrong-footing · blindsiding · catching off guard · throwing off · upsetting · overturning · asymmetry
Causing unease or discomfort
- disturbingCausing mental unease
- disconcertingCausing unease or confusion
- disquietingCausing unease or worry
- agitatingDisturbing or stirring up
perturbing · jarring · rattling · destabilizing · throwing off · shaking · upsetting · discomposing
Unsteady side-to-side motion
- teeterSway without stability
- toppleCause to fall
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- swayRock back and forth
stagger · lurch · tip · capsize · tumble · falter · stumble · pitch
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- whirlingRotating swiftly in place
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
wooziness · faintness · reeling · disorientation · swaying · nausea · staggering · tilting
destabilizing
Causing loss of equilibrium
- disruptingInterfering with normal function
- underminingWeakening by covert means
- weakeningBecoming less strong
subverting · outmaneuvering · wrong-footing · blindsiding · catching off guard · throwing off · upsetting · overturning · asymmetry
unsettling
Causing unease or discomfort
- disturbingCausing mental unease
- disconcertingCausing unease or confusion
- disquietingCausing unease or worry
agitating · perturbing · jarring · rattling · destabilizing · throwing off · shaking · upsetting · discomposing · troubling
wobble
Unsteady side-to-side motion
sway · stagger · lurch · tip · capsize · tumble · falter · stumble · pitch · rock
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- whirlingRotating swiftly in place
giddiness · wooziness · faintness · reeling · disorientation · swaying · nausea · staggering · tilting · rocking
- family therapyfamily therapy, family counseling, family dynamics, marriage therapy, relationship counseling
- deterioratingdecaying, decomposing, degrading, rotting, eroding
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Achieving equal distribution
stabilizing · steadying · equilibrating · centering · grounding
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Achieving equal distribution
stabilizing · equilibrating · equalizing · evening out · harmonizing
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