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Vinony

disequilibrium

noun

  1. impaired equilibrioception that can be characterised as a sensation of impending fall or of the need to obtain external assistance for proper locomotion
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English equilibrium English disequilibrium From dis- + equilibrium.

  1. The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.

    “The world of the angelic hierarchy was an evolutionary stream of light in a steady-state, but the creation of Adam from matter disturbs that primordial steady-state; it generates the creative disequilibrium necessary for change, transformation, and evolution.”