overbalance

[ verb oh-ver-bal-uh ns; noun oh-ver-bal-uh ns ]

/ verb ˌoʊ vərˈbæl əns; noun ˈoʊ vərˌbæl əns /

to outweigh: The opportunity overbalances the disadvantages of leaving town.

to cause to lose balance or to fall or turn over: He accidentally overbalanced a vase.

an excessive weight or amount.

something that more than balances or more than equals: An overbalance of imports depleted the country's treasury.

Origin of overbalance

First recorded in 1600–10; over- + balance

The yearly increase in population would more than likely overbalance the number transported.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue |Various
But Madame de Grandmaison and her companion were too well exercised in the gymnastics of gossip to overbalance themselves.

The Golden Dog |William Kirby
You will either be able to sympathize with and understand the emotions which overbalance a man at such a time, or you will not.

Danger! and Other Stories |Arthur Conan Doyle
He is always heavier—why doesn't he overbalance the small child?

Common Science |Carleton W. Washburne

Yet to overbalance this disregard of beautiful form was his strong predilection for finery.

Rembrandt |Estelle M. Hurll

overbalance

to lose or cause to lose balance

(tr) another word for outweigh

excess of weight, value, etc