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disequilibrium vs imbalance

imbalance vs disequilibrium

disequilibrium and imbalance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disequilibrium Yes No No No
imbalance Yes No No No
As nouns, imbalance is a hyponym of disequilibrium; that is, imbalance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disequilibrium:
  • disequilibrium: loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
  • imbalance: a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
Other hyponyms of disequilibrium include instability, unbalance.
disequilibrium (noun) imbalance (noun)
loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something
a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
Difference between disequilibrium and imbalance

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