Imbalance
Imbalance noun - A lack of balance or state of disequilibrium.
Relationship is an antonym for imbalance.
Relationship
Relationship noun - The fact or state of having something in common.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Averted in the play version of My Fair Lady with Eliza being fond of the professor, but unable to have a serious relationship with him because of the power imbalance.
Source: Unequal Pairing -
When Tim inquires about Ellie's and Grant's relationship, he states that she's only a graduate student and it would be inappropriate for him to have a romantic relationship with her due to the power imbalance.
Source: Literature / Jurassic Park - Despite Molly's crush on him, Harry refuses to consider a romantic relationship partly because he doesn't feel that way, party because of the Squick (he knew her when she was a kid and there's the power imbalance of a student-teacher relationship)
Source: The Not-Love Interest
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