disequilibrate

US: (dis′i kwil′ə brāt′, dis ē′kwə lī′brāt)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

dis•e•quil•i•brate  (dis′i kwil′ə brāt′, dis ē′kwə lī′brāt), v.t., -brat•ed, -brat•ing. 

1. to put out of equilibrium;
   unbalance:
   A period of high inflation could disequilibrate the monetary system.

• dis- + equilibrate 1895–1900

dis′e•quil′i•bra′tion, n.