disproportion
/dɪspɹəˈpɔːʃən/ noun, verb
Forms disproportions disproportioning disproportioned
- noun The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance.
- noun Lack of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness.
- verb (transitive) To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch.
Antonyms
Etymology
Pref. dis- + proportion: cf. F. disproportion.
Webster’s 1913
- noun Want of proportion in form or quantity; lack of symmetry; as, the arm may be in disproportion to the body; the disproportion of the length of a building to its height.
- noun Want of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness; disparity; as, the disproportion of strength or means to an object.
- verb To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness to an end; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch; to join unfitly.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “disproportion”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details