The difference between Out of whack and Unbalanced

When used as adjectives, out of whack means wrong, broken, whereas unbalanced means not balanced, without equilibrium.


check bellow for the other definitions of Out of whack and Unbalanced

  1. Out of whack as an adjective (colloquial, idiomatic):

    Wrong, broken; specifically: Not in proper balance; unbalanced. Not in proper alignment. Not working or operating properly.

    Examples:

    "Our priorities have gotten out of whack."

    "The floor is so out of whack that the door hits it when opened."

    "My banged-up left knee is out of whack."

  1. Unbalanced as an adjective:

    not balanced, without equilibrium; dizzy

  2. Unbalanced as an adjective:

    irrational or mentally deranged

  3. Unbalanced as an adjective (accounting):

    not adjusted such that debit and credit correspond

  4. Unbalanced as an adjective (computing):

    of an expression having different numbers of left and right parentheses

  5. Unbalanced as an adjective (American football):

    an offensive line with more players on one side of the center than on the other

  1. Unbalanced as a verb:

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