overbalance

UK: /ˌəʊvə^rˈbæləns/

US: /v. ˌoʊvɚˈbæləns; n. ˈoʊvɚˌbæləns/

US: (v. ō′vər bal′əns; n. ō′vər bal′əns)

Inflections of 'overbalance' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

overbalances

v 3rd person singular

overbalancing

v pres p

overbalanced

v past

overbalanced

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

o•ver•bal•ance /v. ˌoʊvɚˈbæləns; n. ˈoʊvɚˌbæləns/   v., -anced, -anc•ing, n. 
v. 

1. [~ + object] to outweigh.
2. to (cause to) lose balance or fall or turn over: [no object]
   He overbalanced and toppled backwards.
   [~ + object]
   The weight of the rail car overbalanced the crane attempting to lift it.

n. [countable]

3. a weight or amount that is too much.
4. something that more than equals.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

o•ver•bal•ance  (v. ō′vər bal′əns;n. ō′vər bal′əns), v., -anced, -anc•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to outweigh:
   The opportunity overbalances the disadvantages of leaving town.
2. to cause to lose balance or to fall or turn over:
   He accidentally overbalanced a vase.

n. 

3. an excessive weight or amount.
4. something that more than balances or more than equals:
   An overbalance of imports depleted the country's treasury.

• over- + balance 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

overbalance verb / ˌəʊvəˈbæləns/

1. to lose or cause to lose balance
2. (transitive)
   another word for outweigh

noun / ˈəʊvəˌbæləns/

1. excess of weight, value, etc