off-balance

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If someone is caught off-balance, they are extremely surprised or upset by a particular event or piece of news they are not expecting. Mullins knocked me off-balance with his abrupt change of subject The government was thrown off-balance by the attempted coup
If someone or something is off-balance, they can easily fall or be knocked over because they are not standing firmly. He tried to use his own weight to push his attacker off but he was off balance
surprised; perplexed
Not physical balanced; not having physical equilibrium
throw off balance
To unsettle, to catch by surprise
balance off
Add up and enter the totals for both sides of an account at the end of an accounting period in order to determine the balance
be thrown off one's balance
lose one's balance, lose one's equilibrium
threw him off balance
caused him to lose his balance, damaged his sense of security
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