DISPROPORTIONS
Noun
disproportions
plural of disproportion
Source: Wiktionary
DISPROPORTION
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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