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disproportionate

[ dis-pruh-pawr-shuh-nit ]

adjective

  1. not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.


disproportionate

adjective

  1. out of proportion; unequal


verb

  1. chem to undergo or cause to undergo disproportionation

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Derived Forms

  • ˌdisproˈportionately, adverb
  • ˌdisproˈportionateness, noun

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Other Words From

  • dis·pro·por·tion·ate·ly adverb
  • dis·pro·por·tion·ate·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of disproportionate1

First recorded in 1544–55; dis- 1 + proportionate

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Example Sentences

Defending yourself with disproportionate force against any loss of power?

Of how incredibly petty the offense can be and how insanely disproportionate the retaliation can be.

Not only do they often face disproportionate stigma, but also disproportionate responsibility.

But when this same chamber serves as Ferguson Municipal Court, a disproportionate number of the defendants are black.

The loss of Scottish bases would have “a disproportionate” impact on efficiency, he said.

The first and largest of these had a thick bamboo stem, an amber mouthpiece, and a tiny, disproportionate bowl of brass.

A pulmonary embolism shouldn't kill him, but the effects were disproportionate to the cause and would last a while.

Such razzias caused an amount of evil quite disproportionate to any paltry gains made by plundering those poor people.

Even there, however, their numbers are disproportionate to their influence, and even those small numbers are diminishing.

This was secured by assigning to the five classes, into which each tribe was divided, a very disproportionate number of citizens.

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