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disproportions

disproportions is the plural of disproportion.

Meaning of disproportion

Noun

disproportion (countable and uncountable, plural disproportions)

  1. The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance.
    • […] a handsome creature, remarkably so, with features so symmetrical […] that a micrometer gauge could scarcely find a disproportion in her smooth and broad mahogany-coloured face.1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter XIII, in Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, published 1943, page 208
  2. Lack of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness.
    • the disproportion of strength or means to an object

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Questions about disproportions

What is disproportions the plural of?
Disproportions is the plural of disproportion.

Words near disproportions in the dictionary

  1. disproportionating
  2. disproportionation
  3. disproportionations
  4. disproportioned
  5. disproportioning
  6. disproportions
  7. dispropriate
  8. dispropriated
  9. dispropriates
  10. dispropriating
  11. disprovability

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Adapted from Wiktionary: disproportions (page history and authors); disproportion (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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