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单词 disproportion
释义 dis·proportion
I. \|dis+\ noun
Etymology: dis- (I) + proportion
1. : absence of proportion : lack of symmetry or proper relation
 < disproportion between a maternal pelvis and a fetal head >
: disparity
 < a disproportion between the large head and the average-size body >
: a relationship in which there is this absence or lack
 < a supply in disproportion with the demand >
2. : an instance of disproportion
 < the paintings … abound in bad drawing and disproportions — Aldous Huxley >
II. transitive verb
: to make out of proportion : cause to be unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness : mismatch
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