disproportion
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/dɪspɹəˈpɔːʃən/
English
Definitions
noun
- The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance.“the disproportion of the length of a building to its height”
- Lack of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness.“the disproportion of strength or means to an object”
verb
- To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch.
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Synonyms
disproportionalitydisparityinequalitymismatchimbalanceasymmetrydiscrepancydisequilibriumdifferencevariancegapproportionalityproportioncephalopelvicdisbalancemalconformation