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disproportionate

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dis⋅pro⋅por⋅tion⋅ate

  [dis-pruh-pawr-shuh-nit, -pohr-]
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–adjective
not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
Origin:
1544–55; dis- 1 + proportionate

Related forms:
dis⋅pro⋅por⋅tion⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅pro⋅por⋅tion⋅ate⋅ness, noun
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dis·pro·por·tion·ate   (dĭs'prə-pôr'shə-nĭt, -pōr'-)   
adj.  Out of proportion, as in size, shape, or amount.
dis'pro·por'tion·ate·ly adv., dis'pro·por'tion·ate·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

disproportionate 
1555, from dis- "not" + proportionate.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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