/ ɪmˈbæləns; NAmE / noun
[ C , U ] imbalance (between A and B) | imbalance (in / of sth) a situation in which two or more things are not the same size or are not treated the same, in a way that is unfair or causes problems :
a global imbalance of / in power
Attempts are being made to redress (= put right) the imbalance between our import and export figures.