Meaning

noun a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium

noun a state of mental disturbance and disorientation

verb throw out of balance or equilibrium

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English unbalance From un- + balance.

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