unbalance

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English unbalance From un- + balance.

1. To cause to be out of balance.

   “If you put that weight on the edge of the tray, it will unbalance it and dump all of the dishes on the floor.”

   “Or, finally, might our awful situation prey upon and unbalance our minds? A group of insane folk upon a dead world!”