If you describe someone as unbalanced, you mean that they appear disturbed and upset or they seem to be slightly mad.
I knew how unbalanced Paula had been since my uncle Peter died.
He was shown to be mentally unbalanced.
2. adjective
If you describe something such as a report or argument as unbalanced, you think that it is unfair or inaccurate because it emphasizes some things and ignores others.
U.N. officials argued that the report was unbalanced.
...unbalanced and unfair reporting.
Synonyms: biased, one-sided, prejudiced, unfair More Synonyms of unbalanced
More Synonyms of unbalanced
unbalanced in British English
(ʌnˈbælənst)
adjective
1.
lacking balance
2.
irrational or unsound; erratic
3.
mentally disordered or deranged
4.
biased; one-sided
unbalanced reporting
5.
(in double-entry book-keeping) not having total debit balances equal to total credit balances
6. electronics
(of signals or circuitry) not symmetrically disposed about earth or zero reference potential
unbalanced in American English
(ʌnˈbælənst)
adjective
1.
not in balance or equilibrium
2.
not equal as to debit and credit
3.
a.
mentally deranged
b.
erratic or unstable
unbalanced in Accounting
(ʌnbælənst)
adjective
(Accounting: Financial statements)
If an account is unbalanced, its total debit balances are not equal to total credit balances.
In practice, most governments run unbalanced budgets as a means of regulating the level of economic activity.
Most computerized accounting packages prevent one-sided and unbalanced journal entries from being recorded.
If an account is unbalanced, its total debit balances are not equal to total credit balances.
Examples of 'unbalanced' in a sentence
unbalanced
The result is that politics has become unbalanced.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
That leaves the economy unbalanced and vulnerable to external shocks.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But one criticism is that selection seemed unbalanced.
The Sun (2006)
New combinations glut or overload the plant, causing it to become unbalanced.
Thompkins, Peter, Bird, Christopher Secrets of the Soil (1990)
Some of the contestants have a huge age advantage, making it unbalanced and unfair.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The system has become unbalanced,' he said.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Three superstars in central midfield all trying to do the same job, no natural width and just two recognised strikers in a curiously unbalanced squad.
The Sun (2009)
The club have one of the weakest and most unbalanced squads in the Premier League and reinforcements are urgently required.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
unbalanced
British English: unbalanced ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone as unbalanced, you mean that they appear disturbed and upset or they seem to be slightly mad.
I knew how unbalanced she had been since her uncle died.
American English: unbalanced
Brazilian Portuguese: desequilibrado
Chinese: 心神不定的
European Spanish: desequilibrado
French: déséquilibré
German: unstet
Italian: squilibrato
Japanese: 取り乱した
Korean: 불안정한
European Portuguese: desequilibrado
Latin American Spanish: desequilibrado
1 (adjective)
Definition
biased
unbalanced and unfair reporting
Synonyms
biased
The judge was biased.
one-sided
She gave a very one-sided account of the affair.
prejudiced
She complains that her social worker was prejudiced against her.
unfair
Some have been sentenced to long prison terms after unfair trials.
partial
Some of the umpiring in the tournament was partial.
partisan
He is too partisan to be a referee.
unjust
campaigning against racist and unjust immigration laws
inequitable
The system is grossly inequitable and inefficient.
2 (adjective)
unbalanced and uncontrolled diets
Synonyms
irregular
not balanced
lacking
3 (adjective)
Definition
lacking balance
The plane was notoriously unbalanced.
Synonyms
shaky
Our house will remain on shaky foundations unless the architect sorts out the basement.
unstable
wobbly
I was sitting on a wobbly plastic chair.
Opposites
balanced
,
equal
,
stable
,
symmetrical
Additional synonyms
in the sense of inequitable
Definition
unjust or unfair
The system is grossly inequitable and inefficient.
Synonyms
unfair,
prejudiced,
biased,
one-sided,
partial,
partisan,
unjust,
discriminatory,
preferential
in the sense of one-sided
Definition
considering or favouring only one side of a matter
She gave a very one-sided account of the affair.
Synonyms
biased,
prejudiced,
weighted,
twisted,
coloured,
unfair,
partial,
distorted,
partisan,
warped,
slanted,
unjust,
discriminatory,
lopsided
in the sense of partial
Definition
biased
Some of the umpiring in the tournament was partial.
Synonyms
biased,
prejudiced,
discriminatory,
partisan,
influenced,
unfair,
one-sided,
unjust,
predisposed,
tendentious
Nearby words of
unbalanced
unavoidable
unaware
unawares
unbalanced
unbearable
unbeatable
unbeaten
Synonyms of 'unbalanced'
unbalanced
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of partisan
Definition
prejudiced or one-sided
He is too partisan to be a referee.
Synonyms
prejudiced,
one-sided,
biased,
partial,
sectarian,
factional,
tendentious
in the sense of prejudiced
She complains that her social worker was prejudiced against her.
Synonyms
biased,
influenced,
unfair,
one-sided,
conditioned,
partial,
partisan,
discriminatory,
bigoted,
intolerant,
opinionated,
narrow-minded,
jaundiced,
prepossessed
in the sense of unfair
Definition
unequal or unjust
Some have been sentenced to long prison terms after unfair trials.
Synonyms
biased,
prejudiced,
unjust,
one-sided,
partial,
partisan,
arbitrary,
discriminatory,
bigoted,
inequitable
in the sense of unjust
Definition
not fair or just
campaigning against racist and unjust immigration laws