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/dɪspɹəˈpɔːʃən/ · noun
The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance..
the disproportion of the length of a building to its height
[…] a handsome creature, remarkably so, with features so symmetrical […] that a micrometer gauge could scarcely find a disproportion in her smooth and broad mahogany-coloured face.
Then we, the social outsiders, turn around and dictate how men shall treat women (seldom, if ever, how women shall treat men; power in men's rather than women's hands being the excuse offered for this lop-sided arrangement), and how whites shall treat blacks (the same disproportion exists here too).
the disproportion of strength or means to an object
To shape my legs of an unequal size; / To disproportion me in every part.
a degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the extent of its territory
Use disproportion when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Disproportion means The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include proportion, symmetry.
the disproportion of the length of a building to its height
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