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disproportion

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noun

dis·​pro·​por·​tion ˌdis-prə-ˈpȯr-shən How to pronounce disproportion (audio)
: lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
also : an instance of such disparity
disproportional adjective

disproportion

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verb

disproportioned; disproportioning; disproportions

transitive verb

: to make out of proportion : mismatch

Example Sentences

Noun His salary is in disproportion to what people who have similar jobs earn.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The disproportion between deed and reaction results in both comedy and the revelation of truth. Gregg Opelka, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 That doesn’t mean selling exceptional museum art to rectify the disproportion makes sense. Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022 That this feeling of disproportion is fainter in the Broadway production than in 2018 may provide a clue to the answer. New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022 Another example would be that almost 60% of corporate CEOs are over six-foot-tall; a large disproportion compared to the fact that less than 15% of American men are over this height. Holly Corbett, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 The slowing growth of the global population, the disproportion in different industries’ performance and the redistribution of wealth have created a new reality for financial assets. Timur Turlov, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 This sense of scale -- or rather, disproportion -- underpins the whole film, and becomes the case in Diana's defense. Holly Thomas, CNN, 9 Nov. 2021 This is another factor of the ongoing disproportion in revenues. Timur Turlov, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 Which is the other side of stupidity’s disproportion: when someone’s power is less than what her intelligence or civic status would merit. Garret Keizer, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1555, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1593, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of disproportion was in 1555

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