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noun
The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Lack of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: proportion
Broader terms: disparity
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English proportion English disproportion From dis- + proportion.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
