Question

Choose the word which best expresses the opposite of the given word.
BALANCE
A) Disbalance
B) Misbalance
C) Debalance
D) Imbalance

Answer 1

Hint: The word that is given in the question, balance, is used to refer to a state of physical equilibrium. It can also be used to indicate balance in the abstract, such as having a balance in the way life is lived.

Complete answer:
 In the given question we need to choose the correct opposite for the word given in the question.
To understand and choose the correct answer we need to first understand the meaning of the word given in the question, origin. Balance refers to an even distribution of weight that enables a person or an object to remain steady as well as upright.
Let us take a look at the given options one by one and check which one is the most appropriate antonym for the given word.
Options ‘A’ and ‘B are incorrect. Though colloquially used, they are not the most accurate form of the opposite.
Option ‘C’ is incorrect as such a word does not exist in the English vocabulary.
Option ‘D’, imbalance, refers to lack of proportion or relation between corresponding things, that is a lack of balance.
Therefore, option ‘D’ imbalance, is the correct opposite to the given word ‘balance’. Though options ‘A’ and ‘B’ have similar meanings to this option as well, they are not the most appropriate words to be used.

Note:
In a situation where the meanings of the given options are not clear, use the elimination method and remove the words that you think are least likely to be right, in order to reach the final answer.