disparity
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- noun
- /dɪˈspærɪti/
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- There is a noticeable disparity in educational opportunities for children from different socio-economic backgrounds.
- health disparities
- racial disparities
- ethnic disparities
Social injustices and health disparities sadden and frustrate us all.
- Social injustices and health disparities sadden and frustrate us all.
- Can you, can you mention, talk a bit about disparities in pain, chronic pain?
- So there is racial disparity kind of all over the system.
- There was a huge income disparity in ancient Greece.
- And today, still, there are racial disparities in the affliction of the death penalty.
- It's just a very well crafted story about, about economic disparity, uprising, revolution.
- The thing about it is that right now the disparity is so horrific.
- So what is it that's driving those those gender disparities in these behaviors and these health outcomes?
- And since that time, the racial disparities in their prison population has gone down.
- So something there's intra district disparity that these sort of broad numbers just don't cover.
- And the more polarized we get, the worse that disparity gets.
- Can we use big data in a way that reduces these enormous health disparities in our population?
Examples
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Reform to the public health care system alone will not resolve disparities in health care utilization.
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The report highlighted the alarming disparity in access to healthcare between urban and rural areas.
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The result is a small sample, but a very wide disparity in performance.
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There was a huge income disparity in ancient Greece.
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In the United States and other developed nations, economic disparities in health are dramatic.
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Research has shown that there are social and economic disparities within levels of SES.
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So it is of great concern that the significant disparities exist between employed and self-employed women.
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I cited some figures earlier showing enormous disparities in per-pupil spending at the district level.
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Efforts are being made to reduce the disparity in wages between male and female employees in the company.
Synonyms
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A difference between two groups or amounts
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A situation where some people have fewer rights or chances than others
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Unfair treatment that gives some people fewer chances or help
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An uneven amount or size between parts of something
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A situation when one thing is much larger or smaller than another and seems unfair
Antonyms
How Unequal
Surface Forms
Morphology
disparity = parity (semi-transparent) = dis + par + ity
The meaning follows fairly clearly from 'dis-' plus 'parity', but 'parity' is a formal abstract noun and 'disparity' usually implies marked inequality rather than just any simple absence of equality.
Etymology
Disparity comes from Latin parts dis- 'not' and par 'equal', so it means 'not equal'. It describes a clear gap or big difference between people or places, which is why we talk about disparities in income, health, or chances.