out of proportion

out of proportion
phrasal

as the speed of a plane approaches … 750 miles an hour the amount of power needed … increases out of all proportion — G.R.Harrison

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in the wrong relation to the size, shape, or position of other things

the sculpture seemed out of proportion to its surroundings

greater or more serious than is necessary or appropriate

the award was out of all proportion to the alleged libel

wrongly or unrealistically regarded in terms of relative importance or seriousness

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • out of proportion — index disparate, disproportionate, extreme (exaggerated), inapt, incommensurate, inept (inappropriate) …   Law 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

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