1. to disturb or destroy the equilibrium or balance of; to throw out of balance
Usage: formal; technical

Examples

• The sudden policy change threatened to disequilibrate the entire market.
• Adding too much weight to one side will disequilibrate the scale.
• Economic shocks can disequilibrate a nation's financial system.
• The loss of a key player disequilibrated the team's defensive strategy.
• Environmental disruptions disequilibrate natural ecosystems.