imbalance
The property of not being in balance.
Example
“The growing imbalances between the rich and poor first lead to more crime.”
Synonyms
- instability
Related words
- chemical imbalance
- energy imbalance
- linguistic imbalance
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “imbalance” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.