"disproportion" meaning in English

See disproportion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪspɹəˈpɔːʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-disproportion.wav Forms: disproportions [plural]
Etymology: From dis- + proportion. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|proportion}} dis- + proportion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disproportion (countable and uncountable, plural disproportions)
  1. The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the state of being out of proportion): несъразмерност (nesǎrazmernost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), desproporció [feminine] (Catalan), misproporcio (Esperanto), dysproporcja [feminine] (Polish), desproporción [feminine] (Spanish)
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  2. Lack of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-disproportion-en-noun-sZnDg0ID Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 15 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 33 26 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 43 18 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 17 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cephalopelvic disproportion

Verb

IPA: /dɪspɹəˈpɔːʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-disproportion.wav Forms: disproportions [present, singular, third-person], disproportioning [participle, present], disproportioned [participle, past], disproportioned [past]
Etymology: From dis- + proportion. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|proportion}} dis- + proportion Head templates: {{en-verb}} disproportion (third-person singular simple present disproportions, present participle disproportioning, simple past and past participle disproportioned)
  1. (transitive) To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch. Tags: transitive
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