disproportionate
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5.9
- adjective
- /ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənɪt/
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desproporcionado
- And this rage is completely disproportionate to the situation.
- a disproportionate number
- a disproportionate amount
- a disproportionate share
They have had, they have recognized a disproportionate amount of the spoils.
- They have had, they have recognized a disproportionate amount of the spoils.
- Surface end up having a vastly disproportionate impact on women in the group.
- And this rage is completely disproportionate to the situation.
- And so it's just a disproportionate return as time goes on.
- And so parents are, you know, feeling a lot of anxiety disproportionate to what they're used to.
- And it's not just his disproportionate response to the Southport massacre, for example.
- They can shape them in unbelievably disproportionate ways.
- And the first time someone doubts your reality or expresses disproportionate rage or their stories don't line up.
- There will be a disproportionate bias towards known entities.
- Until then, throw away proverbs that put disproportionate responsibility on people who are being harmed.
- But it just as as a as an observer of it, it seems very, very disproportionate to the so-called crime.
- I have a disproportionate amount of control and influence on the direction.
Examples
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Given the disproportionate disease burden for farmworkers, the low rate of use is of concern.
Academic text (2011) -
In the area where we live, there seems to be a disproportionate number of single people.
Fiction book (2002) -
So electric vehicles could have a disproportionate impact if they spread on rates.
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The importance being placed on that time was just so disproportionate to the actual experience of it.
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The elites are those members of a society who hold a disproportionate amount of political power.
Academic text (1990) -
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has historically attracted extraordinary and largely disproportionate international attention.
Academic text (2011) -
Service members, particularly those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, make up a disproportionate percentage of the homeless population.
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In our community, there is a disproportionate number of fast-food restaurants compared to grocery stores.
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The statistics revealed a disproportionate amount of wealth concentrated in a small percentage of the population.
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She felt that the criticism she received was disproportionate to the mistakes she made during the project.
Synonyms
54
4.6
Too strong or big compared with what the situation needs
8
4.6
Not even in the way parts or people are placed
1
6.7
Being too large or too small compared with something else
1
9.9
Not the same in size or importance as something else
1
7.2
Not having the right size or shape compared to other parts
Having parts of different sizes so it looks unbalanced
A thing with parts that do not match in size or shape
Given out unfairly so some areas have more political power
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
disproportionate = proportionate (transparent) = dis + proportion + ate
The prefix 'dis-' straightforwardly negates 'proportionate', yielding the meaning 'not proportionate'.
Etymology
Disproportionate is built from the prefix dis- meaning 'not' and proportion meaning a 'proper part' or size, like the common word portion. Think of a cake where one person gets a much bigger slice; that slice is 'not the right size' compared with the rest, so it is disproportionate.