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Word: Disproportion
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from dis- (expressing absence) + proportion, on the pattern of French disproportion
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an instance of being out of proportion with something else
Short Definition:instance of being out of proportion with something else
Examples:- there is a disproportion between the scale of expenditure and any benefit that could possibly result
- women undergoing caesarean section because of feto-pelvic disproportion
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