disproportion

== English == === Etymology === From dis- + proportion. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪspɹəˈpɔːʃən/ === Noun === disproportion (countable and uncountable, plural disproportions) The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance. the disproportion of the length of a building to its height Lack of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness. the disproportion of strength or means to an object ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === 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. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dis.pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === disproportion f (plural disproportions) disproportion === Further reading === “disproportion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012