"out of proportion" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-out of proportion.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} out of proportion, {{en-PP}} out of proportion
  1. (idiomatic) Not in a proper or pleasing relation to other things, especially in terms of size. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: out of all proportion Translations (Translations): kohtuuton (Finnish), suhteeton (Finnish), hors de proportion (French), disproportionné (French)
    Sense id: en-out_of_proportion-en-prep_phrase-GC6UpmHz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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