Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misproportion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-pro-por-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deviation from proper proportions.

verb

To give the wrong proportions to.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From mis- + proportion.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

misproportions (present, singular) misproportioning (participle, present) misproportioned (participle, past) misproportioned (past)

Questions

What does misproportion mean?
A deviation from proper proportions.
Where does misproportion come from?
From mis- + proportion.

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