DISPROPORTION

disproportion

(noun) lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

disproportion (countable and uncountable, plural disproportions)

The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance.

Lack of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness.

Verb

disproportion (third-person singular simple present disproportions, present participle disproportioning, simple past and past participle disproportioned)

(transitive) To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch.

a degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the extent of its territory

Source: Wiktionary

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Dis`pro*por"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + proportion: cf. F. disproportion.]

1. 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.

2. Want of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness; disparity; as, the disproportion of strength or means to an object.

Dis`pro*por"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disproportioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Disproportioning.]

Definition: To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness to an end; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch; to join unfitly. To shape my legs of an unequal size; To disproportion me in every part. Shak. A degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the extent of its territory. Prescott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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