Disproportion

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  • noun. Absence of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation.
  • noun. An instance of a disproportionate relation.
  • transitive verb. To make disproportionate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Want of proportion of one thing to another, or between the parts of the same thing; lack of symmetry; absence of conformity or due relation in size, number, quantity, etc.: as, the disproportion of a man's arms to his body, or of means to an end; the disproportion between supply and demand.
  • noun. Disproportion, some say, is the cause of the keenest misery in the world: for instance, the disproportion between the powers, capacities, and aspirations of man and his circumstances—especially as regards his physical wants.
  • To make unsuitable in dimensions or quantity; mismatch; join unfitly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Want of proportion in form or quantity; lack of symmetry
  • noun. Want of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness; disparity.
  • transitive verb. To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness to an end; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch; to join unfitly.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. something that is out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance
  • verb. To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something
  • Word Usage
    "The disproportion is all the more surprising because females watch more TV than males."
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