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disproportion

[ UK /dˌɪspɹəpˈɔːʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something

How To Use disproportion In A Sentence

  • Another very common form of interaction between socially disproportionate individuals was that between Roman patricians and their freedmen.
  • You spend a disproportionate amount of your time on sport.
  • Scotland, as ever playing a disproportionate role in scientific breakthroughs, has had a significant part in the biogenetic revolution.
  • The life of the architect is so fraught with uncertainty and dilemmas that any clarification of the future, including astrology, is disproportionately welcome.
  • Readings take up a disproportionate amount of my time and, more importantly, emotional energy, I find.
  • Representatives from the Knights of Pythias secular fraternity were not able to offer insight into the disproportionate number of Jewish names on the plague. Laura Silver: On Veterans, Crosses And Shields
  • Japanese children with reading disabilities often have disproportionately more difficulty reading and writing kanji than kana.
  • In California, for example, a disproportionately high number of Hispanic teens are giving birth.
  • These developments are having marked negative impacts on women at work, for they are disproportionately represented in casual employment, with high rates of casualisation in feminised industries.
  • Or if you are disproportioned a size 4 upper body and size 10 lower body, liposuction might match the parts better. You: On a Diet
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