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adjective
not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
Related forms
dis·pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb
dis·pro·por·tion·ate·ness, noun
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Disproportionate
has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
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Example Sentences
- Of course the extremely wealthy should pay a disproportionate share of the taxes.
- Disproportionate old-age poverty would have a huge impact on the social backing for policies designed to foster growth.
- Scholars have long noted the disproportionate number of minority students in special education.
Collins
World English Dictionary
| disproportionate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | out of proportion; unequal |
| —vb | |
| 2. | chem to undergo or cause to undergo disproportionation |
| dispro'portionately | |
| —adv | |
| dispro'portionateness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
disproportionate
1550s, from dis- "not" + proportionate (see proportion). Related: Disproportionately.
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