disproportion
noun
1. lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something
Definition categories: shape, disparity
Sentences with disproportion as a noun:
- the disproportion of the length of a building to its height
- the disproportion of strength or means to an object
verb
1. (transitive) To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch.
- To shape my legs of an unequal size; / To disproportion me in every part. — Shakespeare.A degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the extent of its territory. — Prescott.