"chemical imbalance" meaning in All languages combined

See chemical imbalance on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: chemical imbalances [plural]
Etymology: The sense "mental illness" is due to the fact that some mental illnesses are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chemical imbalance (plural chemical imbalances)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chemical, imbalance. Related terms: chemically imbalanced
    Sense id: en-chemical_imbalance-en-noun-P74VF0MJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. (euphemistic) Mental illness. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-chemical_imbalance-en-noun-IwZxFgRL Categories (other): English euphemisms, Undetermined quotations with omitted translation, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): desbalance químico [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 48 52

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          "text": "Warden, Rob and Drizin, Steven (2009) True Stories of False Confessions, →ISBN, page 28: “Anyone who knew him well would suspect he had a chemical imbalance. He had been unhappy recently. And there was a history of suicide in the family; his mother had tried to kill herself.”"
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