disequilibrate

verb

dis·equil·i·brate ˌdis-i-ˈkwi-lə-ˌbrāt

disequilibrated; disequilibrating; disequilibrates

transitive verb

: to put out of balance

disequilibration

ˌdis-i-ˌkwi-lə-ˈbrā-shən

noun

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1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of disequilibrate was in 1891

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