misproportionn.
/ˌmɪsprəˈpɔːʃn/, U.S. /ˌmɪsprəˈpɔrʃ(ə)n/ Lack of proportion; an instance of this.
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [noun] > quality of being disproportionate
distemperance1340
unproportionatenessa1398
improportionc1450
inequalitya1538
disproportion1555
distemperment1582
misproportionateness1587
misproportion1596
unproportionableness1610
distemper1612
unproportiona1626
disproportionality1642
disproportionatedness1647
incommensuration1650
disproportionableness1651
overproportion1666
disproportionateness1668
incommensurateness1727
unproportionality1818
1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune 10 Feare not my wan and moody misproportion, For (I confesse) I am no fondlings joy.
1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 263 The temporary deformity and misproportions of immaturity.
1861 H. Bushnell Christian Nurture i. viii. 209 A certain misproportion is induced, which distempers all our efforts.
1863 R. W. Buchanan Undertones ii. 55 A sensible god, Shall keep these misproportions, worse than beast's.
1919 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 27 616 He is..guilty of an extraordinary misproportion in the development of his material.
1989 PC Mag. (Nexis) 13 June 254 Compared to the best LaserJet fonts, Digi-Duit!'s sometimes show slight misproportions between dark and light strokes in smaller type sizes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
misproportionv.
/ˌmɪsprəˈpɔːʃn/, U.S. /ˌmɪsprəˈpɔrʃ(ə)n/ rare.
transitive. To assemble or fashion in such a way that the parts are ill-proportioned or ill-fitting.
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1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Misproportion, to join without due proportion.
1853 Sci. Amer. 9 53/3 The engines may have been badly arranged, put together, or misproportioned, and thus have racked the frames.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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