disproportion (noun)
1disproportion — noun a lack of proportion. Derivatives disproportional adjective disproportionality noun disproportionally adverb …
2disproportion — noun something that is out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance …
3disproportion — noun (C, U) formal the lack of a suitable or equal relation between two or more things …
4disproportion — UK [ˌdɪsprəˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms disproportion : singular disproportion plural disproportions formal a situation in which things are not equal, or are bigger or smaller than they should be… …
5disproportion — /dɪsprəˈpɔʃən/ (say dispruh pawshuhn) noun 1. lack of proportion; want of due relation, as in size, number, etc. 2. something out of proportion. –verb (t) 3. to make disproportionate. –disproportionable, adjective –disproportionableness, noun… …
6disproportion — I. noun Date: 1555 lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation ; disparity; also an instance of such disparity • disproportional adjective II. transitive verb Date: 1593 to make out of proportion ; mismatch …
7disproportion — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. disparity, incongruity, lopsidedness; see difference 1 , imbalance , inconsistency . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree: disparity, disproportionateness,… …
8disproportion — dis|pro|por|tion [ ,dısprə pɔrʃn ] noun count or uncount FORMAL a situation in which things are not equal, or bigger or smaller than they should be in comparison to each other …
9foetopelvic disproportion — /ˌfitoʊpɛlvɪk dɪsprəˈpɔʃən/ (say .feetohpelvik dispruh pawshuhn) noun a condition in which an unborn baby s head will not fit through the mother s pelvis. Also, fetopelvic disproportion …
10inconsistency — noun a) The state of being inconsistent b) an incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true Syn: contrariety, deviation, difference, disagreement …
