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overproportion

[ verb oh-ver-pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-; noun oh-ver-pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make or measure in excess of the correct, normal, or desired proportion.


noun

  1. the excessiveness of something in relation to another or to what is considered correct, desirable, or normal; inequity or imbalance:

    the overproportion of insurance to income.

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Other Words From

  • over·pro·portion·ate adjective
  • over·pro·portion·ate·ly adverb
  • over·pro·portioned adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of overproportion1

First recorded in 1635–45; over- + proportion

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