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Pronunciation / Transliteration: de.ze.kiˈli.bɾju
"Há um desequilíbrio na distribuição de renda."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lack of balance or equilibrium; a disproportionate weight or distribution.
"The financial unbalance caused serious concern among the board members."
- 1
To upset the balance or stability of something, either physically or mentally.
"A sudden gust of wind threatened to unbalance the tightrope walker."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the negative prefix un- (from Old English un-) with the noun and verb balance (derived ultimately from Late Latin bilancia). It emerged in the late Middle English period to denote the removal or absence of equilibrium, both physically and abstractly.
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déséquilibre
Transliteration: dez-e-ki-libr
"Il y a un déséquilibre dans le budget."
Ungleichgewicht
Transliteration: ʊnˈɡlaɪ̯çɡəˌwɪçt
"Das Ungleichgewicht im System muss behoben werden."
squilibrio
Transliteration: skwiˈliːbrio
"Questo crea un forte squilibrio economico."
desequilibrio
Transliteration: des.e.kwiˈli.bɾjo
"El desequilibrio comercial afectó al país."
desequilíbrio
Transliteration: de.ze.kiˈli.bɾju
"Há um desequilíbrio na distribuição de renda."
असंतुलन
Transliteration: asantulan
"अर्थव्यवस्था में भारी असंतुलन आ गया है।"
失衡
Transliteration: shīhéng
"生态系统出现了严重的失衡。"
불균형
Transliteration: bul-gyun-hyeong
"두 부서 간의 업무 불균형을 해소해야 합니다."
不均衡
Transliteration: fukinkō
"貿易の不均衡が問題となっています。"
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