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disparate, disproportionate, extreme (exaggerated), inapt, incommensurate, inept (inappropriate)
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out of proportion
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out of proportion — phrasal : disproportionately, excessively as the speed of a plane approaches … 750 miles an hour the amount of power needed … increases out of all proportion G.R.Harrison * * * in the wrong relation to the size, shape, or position of other things … Useful english dictionary
out of proportion — ► in (or out of) proportion 1) according (or not according) to a particular relationship in size, amount, or degree. 2) regarded without (or with) exaggeration. Main Entry: ↑proportion … English terms dictionary
out of proportion — adjective Not in a proper or pleasing relation to other things, especially in terms of size. I only said that she wasnt as young as she used to be, and her response was out of proportion … Wiktionary
out of proportion — Synonyms and related words: abnormal, absurd, anomalous, asymmetric, disparate, disproportionate, ill adapted, ill assorted, ill chosen, ill fitted, ill matched, ill sorted, ill suited, ill timed, improper, inadequate, inadmissible, inapplicable … Moby Thesaurus
out of proportion — not in proportion, exaggerated … English contemporary dictionary
blow out of proportion — If you exaggerate the importance of something, you blow it out of proportion. The importance of the event was blown out of proportion by the media … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
in (or out of) proportion — according (or not according) to a particular relationship in size, amount, or degree. ↘regarded without (or with) exaggeration. → proportion … English new terms dictionary
blown out of proportion — see ↑proportion • • • Main Entry: ↑blow … Useful english dictionary
blow out of proportion — verb To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with. I dont think we need to blow it out of proportion. Theres a problem, and we should fix it … Wiktionary
blow it out of proportion — exaggerate it, make it bigger than it should be When Gretzky was traded, the media blew it out of proportion … English idioms
