Disbalancement

/dɪsˈbælənsmənt/ noun

Definition

The act or state of being thrown off balance; a disruption of equilibrium.

Etymology

From disbalance + -ment, creating a noun form. This is a rare, archaic word from the 16th-17th centuries that was largely displaced by 'imbalancement' and eventually 'imbalance.'

Kelly Says

Disbalancement is so old-fashioned it's almost lost to English — it appears in Shakespeare-era texts but modern writers would never use such a wordy form.

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