overbalance

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de perdre l'équilibre et de tomber ou de se renverser, ou encore de faire pencher quelque chose au point qu'il bascule.

A verb used to indicate the act of losing balance and falling or tipping over.

1. Weigh more heavilyC1formal

   To have greater weight or influence than something else.

   Peser plus lourd

   • The benefits of the new policy overbalance the potential risks.
   • His experience overbalances his lack of formal education.
   • The positive aspects overbalance the negative ones in this case.

   Synonymesoutweighpreponderate

2. Cause to be off balanceC1formal

   To lose or cause to lose physical balance, often resulting in a fall.

   Faire perdre l'équilibre

   • He overbalanced and fell off the ladder.
   • The heavy load overbalanced the cart, tipping it over.
   • She overbalanced while trying to reach the top shelf.

   Synonymestip overtoppleunbalanceupset

   Antonymesbalance