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imbalance

/ɪmˈbæləns/noun

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असंतुलन

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    [C, U] ~ (between A and B) | ~ (in/of sth)

    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

    असंतुलन

    • the gender imbalance
    • a trade imbalance
    • There is a serious imbalance between the number of boys and girls in the class.
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    • A hormonal imbalance can cause tiredness and weight gain.
    • The imbalance in the economy leaves rural areas far behind the cities.

    Synonyms inequality disparity unevenness disproportion lopsidedness

    Opposite balance equality parity equilibrium

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imbalanced adj.
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im·bal·ance

With im- (not 'unbalance' for the noun; the adjective unbalanced also exists, meaning mentally ill or not fair).

im- के साथ (noun के लिए 'unbalance' नहीं; adjective unbalanced भी है, अर्थ मानसिक रूप से अस्वस्थ या अनुचित)।

?Which word?

Keep the inequality words together: imbalance, disparity, inequality, asymmetry (lack of equality between two sides).

असमानता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: imbalance, disparity, inequality, asymmetry (दो पक्षों में असमानता)।

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General knowledge

India's child sex ratio imbalance led to the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme (2015); a trade deficit is a trade imbalance where imports exceed exports.

भारत में बाल लिंगानुपात के असंतुलन से बेटी बचाओ बेटी पढ़ाओ योजना (2015) शुरू हुई; trade deficit (व्यापार घाटा) वह व्यापार असंतुलन है जहाँ आयात निर्यात से अधिक हो।