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- Dictionarydisproportionate/ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃ(ə)neɪt/
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- 1. undergo disproportionation: "water disproportionates to oxygen and hydrogen"
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DISPROPORTIONATE definition: 1. too large or too small in comparison to something else, or not deserving its importance or…. Learn more.
The meaning of DISPROPORTIONATE is being out of proportion. How to use disproportionate in a sentence.
What does disproportionate mean? Disproportionate means uneven or out of balance with something in terms of size, ratio, degree, or extent. Disproportionate is the opposite of proportionate. Proportionate is the adjective form of the noun proportion, which refers to the relative size of two or more things.
verb. disproportioned; disproportioning; disproportions. transitive verb. : to make out of proportion : mismatch. Examples of disproportion in a Sentence. Noun His salary is in disproportion to what people who have similar jobs earn. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun.
DISPROPORTIONATE meaning: 1. too large or too small in comparison to something else, or not deserving its importance or…. Learn more.
the fact of being too large or too small in relation to something else: disproportion between The disproportion between the number of votes and the number of seats is apparent. disproportion in There is a terrible disproportion in spending between research into dementia and research into other areas. See. disproportionate. Fewer examples.
Something that is disproportionate is surprising or unreasonable in amount or size, compared with something else.
Whenever anything is out of proportion — either too large or too small — it's disproportionate. If you live in New York or Los Angeles or another very expensive city, you probably spend a disproportionate amount of your income on housing — meaning you pay more than you'd expect.
Define disproportionate. disproportionate synonyms, disproportionate pronunciation, disproportionate translation, English dictionary definition of disproportionate. adj. Out of proportion, as in size, shape, or amount. dis′pro·por′tion·ate·ly adv. dis′pro·por′tion·ate·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...
disproportionate (to something) too large or too small when compared with something else. The area contains a disproportionate number of young middle-class families. compare proportionate
