disproportion

UK: /ˌdɪsprəˈpɔː^rʃ^ən/

US: /ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃən/

US: (dis′prə pôr′shən, -pōr′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•pro•por•tion /ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃən/   n. 

1. [uncountable] lack of proportion;
   lack of proper relationship.
2. [countable] something out of proportion.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•pro•por•tion  (dis′prə pôr′shən, -pōr′-), n. 

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.

v.t. 

3. to make disproportionate.

• 1545–55; dis-¹ + proportion; compare Middle French disproportion

dis′pro•por′tion•a•ble, adj. 
dis′pro•por′tion•a•ble•ness, n. 
dis′pro•por′tion•a•bly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

disproportion / ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃən/ noun

1. lack of proportion or equality
2. an instance of disparity or inequality

verb

1. (transitive) to cause to become exaggerated or unequal

ˌdisproˈportional adjective