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disproportion

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) disproportion (noun)
  2. 2) disproportion (verb)

1dis·pro·por·tion

noun \ˌdis-prə-ˈpȯr-shən\

Definition of DISPROPORTION

: lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity; also : an instance of such disparity
— dis·pro·por·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
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Examples of DISPROPORTION

  1. His salary is in disproportion to what people who have similar jobs earn.

First Known Use of DISPROPORTION

1555

Rhymes with DISPROPORTION

in proportion, proabortion, reapportion

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