overproportion

American  

[oh-ver-pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-, oh-ver-pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-] / ˌoʊ vər prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-, ˈoʊ vər prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr- /

verb (used with object)

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

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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.

Other Word Forms

• overproportionate adjective
• overproportionately adverb
• overproportioned adjective

Etymology

Origin of overproportion

First recorded in 1635–45; over- + proportion

Example Sentences

Also, there are too many familiar stories of iconoclastic rebels and a slight overproportion of well-to-do, English-speaking characters, given the milieu of residents in commercialized, cab-hailing Shanghai.

From Washington Post