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Definition of Imbalance

1. Noun. A lack of balance or state of disequilibrium. "A hormonal imbalance"

Definition of Imbalance

1. Noun. The property of not being in balance. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Imbalance

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Imbalance

1. 1. Lack of equality between opposing forces. 2. Lack of equality in some aspect of binocular vision, such as muscle balance, image size, and/or image shape. Origin: L. In-neg. + bi-lanx (-lanc-), having two scales, fr. Bis, twice, + lanx, dish, scale of a balance (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Imbalance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1908)
"In order to discuss intelligently a representation of muscle imbalance we should first decide what muscle balance is, and how it can be represented by ..."

2. Renewing the United Nations System by Erskine Childers (1999)
"THE GENDER imbalance ... to reaffirm faith (in) the equal rights of men and women ... Charter Preamble The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the ..."

3. Less Hype, More Help: Reducing Juvenile Crime, What Works by Richard A. Mendel (2000)
"132 Glaring imbalance Between Institutional and Community-Based Services. ... The imbalance severely handicaps the ability of juvenile justice agencies to ..."

4. Erased in a Moment: Suicide Bombing Attacks Against Israeli Civilians by Joe Stork (2002)
"imbalance of Means Another justification offered by Palestinian armed groups for attacks against civilians is that the groups lack the weaponry and training ..."

5. Mediation: A User's Guideby Michael Williams by Michael Williams (1997)
"We need to look at the imbalance and see what causes it. Is it an imbalance in negotiating skill, which it is legitimate to try to balance? ..."

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