Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unbalanced"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unbalanced \Un*bal"anced\, a. [In senses 1 and 2, pref. un- not
+ balanced; in sense 3, 1st pref. un- + balance.]
1. Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or
having insufficient counterpoise.
Let Earth unbalanced from her orbit fly. --Pope.
2. (Com.) Not adjusted; not settled; not brought to an
equality of debt and credit; as, an unbalanced account;
unbalanced books.
3. Being, or being thrown, out of equilibrium; hence,
disordered or deranged in sense; unsteady; unsound; as, an
unbalanced mind. --Pope.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unbalanced
adj 1: being or thrown out of equilibrium [syn: {imbalanced}] [ant:
{balanced}]
2: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
[syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {demented}, {distracted}, {disturbed},
{mad}, {sick}, {unhinged}]
3: (accounting) debits and credits are not equal
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