overproportion

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verb

To give something excessive proportions

Opposite
underproportion
OriginEnglish proportion ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

verboverproportion (third-person singular simple present overproportions, present participle overproportioning, simple past and past participle overproportioned)

present singular third person overproportions · participle present overproportioning · participle past overproportioned · past overproportioned

  1. To give something excessive proportions
nounoverproportion (countable and uncountable, plural overproportions)

plural overproportions

  1. countableuncountableExcessive proportion.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
underproportion

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishproportion
  8. Englishoverproportion

From over- + proportion.

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APA

overproportion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overproportion

MLA

“overproportion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overproportion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overproportion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overproportion.

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