DISPROPORTION


Meaning of DISPROPORTION in English

I. |dis+ noun

Etymology: dis- (I) + proportion

1. : absence of proportion : lack of symmetry or proper relation

disproportion between a maternal pelvis and a fetal head

: disparity

a disproportion between the large head and the average-size body

: a relationship in which there is this absence or lack

a supply in disproportion with the demand

2. : an instance of disproportion

the paintings … abound in bad drawing and disproportions — Aldous Huxley

II. transitive verb

: to make out of proportion : cause to be unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness : mismatch

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