disproportionateness
State of asymmetry
The quality of being out of proportion—too large or too small relative to something else.
The word is cumbersome and rarely used; disproportionality or simply disproportion conveys the same idea more gracefully.
The disproportionateness of the punishment to the crime was obvious to everyone.
Measurable difference between things
- unevennessLack of uniformity
- lopsidednessState of being uneven
- skewnessDistribution asymmetry measure
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
misalignment · incongruity · discrepancy · mismatch · irregularity · distortion · inconsistency · nonuniformity
Unjust or biased treatment
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
disparity · partiality · prejudice · disadvantage · exclusion · marginalization · unequal treatment · systemic bias
Excessive quantity beyond need
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- excessivenessBeing beyond reasonable limits
- superfluityExcessive amount beyond necessity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
exorbitance · overkill · surfeit · overrepresentation · oversupply · inordinateness · unreasonableness · overemphasis
disparity
Measurable difference between things
- unevennessLack of uniformity
- lopsidednessState of being uneven
- skewnessDistribution asymmetry measure
asymmetry · misalignment · incongruity · discrepancy · mismatch · irregularity · distortion · inconsistency · nonuniformity · deviation
unfairness
Unjust or biased treatment
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
bias · disparity · partiality · prejudice · disadvantage · exclusion · marginalization · unequal treatment · systemic bias · underrepresentation
overabundance
Excessive quantity beyond need
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- excessivenessBeing beyond reasonable limits
- superfluityExcessive amount beyond necessity
extravagance · exorbitance · overkill · surfeit · overrepresentation · oversupply · inordinateness · unreasonableness · overemphasis
disproportionatenessproportionateness
State of balanced relation
proportionality · proportion · balance · commensurateness · evenness
disproportionatenesssymmetry
Invariance under transformation
harmony · balance · equilibrium · congruity · congruence
disproportionatenessappropriateness
Quality of being suitable
justness · fittingness · fairness · reasonableness · suitability
disproportionate, disproportionately, disproportion, disproportional, disproportionality, proportion, proportional, proportionally, proportionate