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out of proportion

phrase out of all proportion

  1. idiomatic Not in a proper or pleasing relation to other things, especially in terms of size. I only said that she wasn't as young as she used to be, and her response was out of proportion.

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Françaishors de proportion, disproportionné

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"out of proportion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/out%20of%20proportion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"out of proportion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/out%20of%20proportion.

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@misc{out_of_proportion_2026,
  title = {out of proportion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/out%20of%20proportion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}