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View synonyms for disproportion

disproportion

[ dis-pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr- ]

noun

  1. lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.:

    architectural disproportions.

  2. something out of proportion:

    the disproportions of an awkward body.



verb (used with object)

disproportion

/ ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃən /

noun

  1. lack of proportion or equality
  2. an instance of disparity or inequality
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to cause to become exaggerated or unequal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌdisproˈportionableness, noun
  • ˌdisproˈportionably, adverb
  • ˌdisproˈportionable, adjective
  • ˌdisproˈportional, adjective
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Other Words From

  • dispro·portion·a·ble adjective
  • dispro·portion·a·ble·ness noun
  • dispro·portion·a·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disproportion1

1545–55; dis- 1 + proportion; compare Middle French disproportion
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Example Sentences

The contrast reflects a broader disproportion in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

Comparisons are complicated, but the disproportion is overwhelming.

Also, that which especially exasperates the man of Taste in the sight of Vice is its deformity and disproportion.

The greater the disproportion between the unit who commands and the numbers who obey, the greater the chance of mutiny.

The disproportion was certainly not due to any discrimination by the officers or crew in assisting the passengers to the boats.

The same disproportion of number and value may be noticed on many occasions between the sin-offering and the peace offering.

Not that there is in that course—in its achievements—any disproportion with the previous promise.

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