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disproportion
[ dis-pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr- ]
noun
- lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.:
architectural disproportions.
- something out of proportion:
the disproportions of an awkward body.
verb (used with object)
- to make disproportionate.
disproportion
/ ˌɪəˈɔːʃə /
noun
- lack of proportion or equality
- an instance of disparity or inequality
verb
- tr to cause to become exaggerated or unequal
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈǰپDzԲԱ, noun
- ˌ徱ˈǰپDzԲ, adverb
- ˌ徱ˈǰپDzԲ, adjective
- ˌ徱ˈǰپDzԲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- 徱p·ǰtDz·· adjective
- 徱p·ǰtDz···ness noun
- 徱p·ǰtDz·· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of disproportion1
Example Sentences
In light of the disproportion, one can’t help but draw the conclusion that pundits and voters still understand playing gay as one mark in the column for “outstanding performance.”
Withholding funding for the “alleged actions of a few individuals,” he said, was a “matter of extraordinary disproportion.”
In recent years, however, the disproportions have grown even more extreme.
The Congressional Budget Office and National Academy of Sciences, to name two sources that painstakingly documented the disproportion.
This top-heavy treatment of the “Messiah” isn’t uncommon — that centerpiece “Hallelujah” can justify just about any level of choral disproportion.
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