imbalance

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Noun

imbalance (uncountable)

1. The property of not being in balance.

   The growing imbalances between the rich and poor first lead to more crime.

   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban (in The Guardian, 6 September 2013)

     Ross Barkley, a second-half substitute, almost marked his debut with a goal but by that stage England were playing at half-pace. A team can do that when the imbalance of talent is this considerable.

Translations

• French: déséquilibre
• German: Ungleichgewicht
• Italian: scompenso
• Portuguese: desequilíbrio
• Russian: дисбала́нс
• Spanish: desequilibrio, desajuste, descuadre

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