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overproportion
[ verb oh-ver-pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-; noun oh-ver-pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr- ]
noun
- the excessiveness of something in relation to another or to what is considered correct, desirable, or normal; inequity or imbalance:
the overproportion of insurance to income.
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Other Words From
- over·pro·portion·ate adjective
- over·pro·portion·ate·ly adverb
- over·pro·portioned adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of overproportion1
First recorded in 1635–45; over- + proportion
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