disproportion
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
dis- + proportion
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
disproportion (plural disproportions)
- something that is out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance
Verb [edit]
disproportion (third-person singular simple present disproportions, present participle disproportioning, simple past and past participle disproportioned)
- (transitive) To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch.
- To shape my legs of an unequal size; / To disproportion me in every part. — Shakespeare.
- A degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the extent of its territory. — Prescott.
