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Definition imbalance in British English

imbalance noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/ɪmˈbæləns/
1

a situation in which the balance between two things is not equal or fair

Example

a trade imbalance

Example

a slight imbalance of power

Example

an increasing social imbalance in recruitment to higher education

Example

the imbalance between the sexes

Synonyms and related words
apartheid linguistic imperialism favouritism
Definition imbalance in British English