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   Dis·pro·por·tion·ate

   /ˌdisprəˈpôrSH(ə)nət/

   

   adjective

   • 1. too large or too small in comparison with something else: "people on lower incomes spend a disproportionate amount of their income on fuel"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from dis- (expressing absence) + proportionate, on the pattern of French disproportionné.

   Derivatives

   • 1. disproportionateness noun

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