imbalance

plural imbalances · alternative inbalance

1. uncountableusuallyThe property of not being in balance.

   The growing imbalances between the rich and poor first lead to more crime.

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   Ross Barkley, a second-half substitute, almost marked his debut with a goal but by that stage England were playing at half-pace. A team can do that when the imbalance of talent is this considerable.

   6 September 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban”, in The Guardian

   There are some stations which have literally 1,000-1,500 passengers a year, whereas Whitby has over 140,000, so there's a huge imbalance between the usage of some stations and others.

   2020 January 2, Graeme Pickering, “Fuelling the changes on Teesside rails”, in Rail, page 60