imbalance

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a situation in which two things that should be equal or that are normally equal are not:

imbalance between There is huge economic imbalance between the two countries.

a condition in which two or more things are not equally or fairly divided or spread:

a trade imbalance

a situation in which two or more things are not equal in size, power, importance, etc. or in which one group has more advantages than the other:

imbalance of/in sth The growing gender imbalance in computer science and IT fields has many experts puzzled.

imbalance between sth and sth an imbalance between salaries and housing costs

cause/create/lead to an imbalance Orders to buy or sell large quantities of stocks can lead to an imbalance in supply and demand for shares.

address/redress/correct an imbalance