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disproportion

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dis⋅pro⋅por⋅tion

  [dis-pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-]
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–noun
1. lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
2. something out of proportion: the disproportions of an awkward body.
–verb (used with object)
3. to make disproportionate.
Origin:
1545–55; dis- 1 + proportion; cf. MF disproportion

Related forms:
dis⋅pro⋅por⋅tion⋅a⋅ble, adjective
dis⋅pro⋅por⋅tion⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
dis⋅pro⋅por⋅tion⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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dis·pro·por·tion   (dĭs'prə-pôr'shən, -pōr'-)   
n.  

  1. Absence of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation: the disproportion between the gravity of geopolitical events and the time available to deal with them.

  2. An instance of a disproportionate relation.

tr.v.   dis·pro·por·tioned, dis·pro·por·tion·ing, dis·pro·por·tions
To make disproportionate.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·pro·por·tion
Pronunciation: "dis-pr&-'pOr-sh&n, -'por-
Function: noun
: absence of symmetry or the properdimensional relationship disproportion between the large head and the average-size body> —see CEPHALOPELVIC DISPROPORTION
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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