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Meanings of disproportion in English

Portuguese
desproporção
Catalan
desproporció

Lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something.

        desproporção
        Usage of disproportion in English
        1
        The disproportion between the subject and the satire instantly impresses the reader.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 / A Mag...
        2
        Under such protracted suffering, the animal outgrows the spiritual in frightful disproportion.
        History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra
        3
        The disproportion between the number of males and females attending is notable.
        Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) / Report of the Special ...
        4
        There would be a surprising disproportion between the effort and the result.
        Life of St. Francis of Assisi
        5
        Moreover, his feelings were hurt by the disproportion of their respective ages.
        The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 4
        6
        Failure to progress or cephalopelvic disproportion occurred less frequently in older adolescents.
        Pubmed
        7
        The disproportion of it - and the injustice - had become total.
        The new yorker
        8
        Only one soul saved out of every six-howfearful was the disproportion!
        The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 4
        9
        The evident disproportion in the sizes did not trouble her in the least.
        Sweetapple Cove
        10
        The intensity of the feeling makes up for the disproportion of the objects.
        English literary criticism
        11
        IC1-GoM cases show extreme macrosomia and severe disproportion between weight and length excess.
        Pubmed
        12
        The higher and more complex the organization, the smaller the disproportion.
        Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx)
        13
        The disproportion between this our nature, and the world in which we dwell.
        Expositions of Holy Scripture / Second Kings Chapters VIII to En...
        14
        There is extraordinary disproportion between the different parts of the body.
        Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
        15
        Most people who have ever kept diaries will recognise the consummately human disproportion.
        The Irish Times
        16
        A comparison with the surrounding West Indian countries reveals considerable disproportion.
        Santo Domingo: A Country with a Future
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        Portuguese
        desproporção
        Disproportion through the time
        Disproportion across language varieties
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