dissymmetry

noun

dis·​sym·​me·​try (ˌ)di(s)-ˈsi-mə-trē 

: the absence of or the lack of symmetry

dissymmetric

(ˌ)di(s)-sə-ˈme-trik 

adjective

Examples of dissymmetry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Native American rituals showed the desire to seize the strength and courage of an outsider so as to combat him better, the European ritual revealed the existence of a dissymmetry, an irrevocable imbalance of power within society itself. —David Graeber, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above