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disproportionate

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. disproportionate (adjective)
  2. disproportionation (noun)

dis·pro·por·tion·ate

adj \-sh(ə-)nət\

Definition of DISPROPORTIONATE

: being out of proportion <a disproportionate share>
— dis·pro·por·tion·ate·ly adverb
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Examples of DISPROPORTIONATE

  1. He believes that middle-class people bear a disproportionate share of the tax burden.
  2. A disproportionate number of the students are poor.

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