imbalanced
/ˌɪmˈbælənst/ · im·bal·anced
adjective
- not balanced or symmetrical The imbalanced composition of the painting made it look awkward.
- having a disproportionate or uneven distribution of something The imbalanced economy led to a significant wealth gap between the rich and the poor.
verb
- to make something uneven or asymmetrical The new policy imbalanced the market, causing instability.
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Did you know? The concept of balance and imbalance has been explored in various fields, including psychology, where an imbalanced personality can refer to an individual with an excessive or deficient trait, and in physics, where an imbalanced system can lead to instability and chaos. The term has been used in famous literary works, such as George Orwell's '1984', to describe a dystopian society with an imbalanced distribution of power.