disproportionate
adjective
dis·pro·por·tion·ate
ˌdis-prə-ˈpȯr-sh(ə-)nət 
: being out of proportion
a disproportionate share
disproportionately
adverb
Examples of disproportionate in a Sentence
He believes that middle-class people bear a disproportionate share of the tax burden.
A disproportionate number of the students are poor.
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There’s a pretty easy explanation for why berries take up a disproportionate amount of a grocery bill.
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 3 Oct. 2025
In China, as Riofrancos reports, the pollution flowing from mineral extraction has led to places where disproportionate rates of disease, including cancer, are the norm.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
The aim of the class was to better understand the concept of moral panics, which are societal epidemics of disproportionate fear of real or perceived threats.
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The events of October 7 were unprecedented in Israeli history, but with the widespread destruction, starvation and such a soaring toll of dead and injured in Gaza, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has faced claims that its response has been disproportionate – even amounting to genocide.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 3 Oct. 2025
In China, as Riofrancos reports, the pollution flowing from mineral extraction has led to places where disproportionate rates of disease, including cancer, are the norm.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
The aim of the class was to better understand the concept of moral panics, which are societal epidemics of disproportionate fear of real or perceived threats.
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The events of October 7 were unprecedented in Israeli history, but with the widespread destruction, starvation and such a soaring toll of dead and injured in Gaza, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has faced claims that its response has been disproportionate – even amounting to genocide.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Disproportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disproportionate. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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disproportionate
adjective
dis·pro·por·tion·ate
ˌdis-prə-ˈpōr-sh(ə-)nət
-ˈpȯr-
: being out of proportion
disproportionately
adverb
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