disproportions
Ratios gone wrong
Disproportions are imbalances or lack of proper proportion between parts.
The word appears in contexts where size, quantity, or emphasis is mismatched: The disproportions in wealth distribution have grown more severe.
As a verb, to disproportion something is to make it unequal or out of balance: The expansion disproportions the original design.
Measurable difference between things
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- unevennessLack of uniformity
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- mismatchIncompatible combination
discrepancy · asymmetry · lopsidedness · skewness · misallocation · maldistribution · unfairness · inequalities
Overstating beyond reality
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- warpingBecoming bent or twisted
- inflationSustained price level increase
magnification · amplification · overemphasis · hyperbole · caricature · excess · extremity · overblown
disparity
Measurable difference between things
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- unevennessLack of uniformity
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
mismatch · discrepancy · asymmetry · lopsidedness · skewness · misallocation · maldistribution · unfairness · inequalities · bias
exaggeration
Overstating beyond reality
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- warpingBecoming bent or twisted
inflation · magnification · amplification · overemphasis · hyperbole · caricature · excess · extremity · overblown · inaccuracy
misshapen
Abnormally or poorly formed
- deformedAbnormally shaped
- malformedImproperly structured or shaped
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
uneven · asymmetrical · lopsided · ungainly · awkward · oversized · undersized · top-heavy · abnormal · atypical
disproportionsproportions
Relative amounts or dimensions
balances · equals · counterbalances · parities · equalities
disproportionssymmetries
Exact matches across axes
harmonies · congruities · consonances · uniformities · regularities
disproportionate, disproportion, disproportionately, disproportional, disproportioned, disproportionality