imbalance
imbalance
/ɪmˈbæləns/
a situation in which two or more things are not the same size or are not treated the same, in a way that is unfair or causes problems
imbalance (in/of something) a global imbalance of/in power
imbalance (between A and B) Attempts are being made to redress (= put right) the imbalance between our import and export figures.
Postnatal depression is usually due to hormonal imbalance.
An imbalance in certain chemicals leads to disturbances in the brain's function.
Increased recruitment of women engineers will help correct the gender imbalance in the profession.
The patient had long shown signs of mental imbalance.
Vigorous action is needed to address global imbalances.
Collocations
adjective
verb + imbalance
imbalance + verb
preposition
imbalance between
imbalance in
imbalance of