disproportion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something

WordNet

Dis`pro*por"tion noun
Etymology
Pref. dis- + proportion: cf. F. disproportion.
Definitions
  1. Want of proportion in form or quantity; lack of symmetry; as, the arm may be in disproportion to the body; the disproportion of the length of a building to its height.
  2. Want of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness; disparity; as, the disproportion of strength or means to an object.
Dis`pro*por"tion transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Disproportioned ; present participle & verbal noun Disproportioning
Definitions
  1. To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness to an end; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch; to join unfitly.
    To shape my legs of an unequal size; To disproportion me in every part. Shak.
    A degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the extent of its territory. Prescott.

Webster 1913