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- DictionaryDis·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"
too large or too small in comparison to something else, or not deserving its importance or influence: disproportionate number There are a disproportionate number of girls in the class. disproportionate to The country's great influence in the world is disproportionate to its relatively small size. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of DISPROPORTION is lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity; also : an instance of such disparity. How to use disproportion in a sentence.
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.
5 days ago · adjective. Something that is disproportionate is surprising or unreasonable in amount or size, compared with something else. A disproportionate amount of time was devoted to one topic. [ + to] This sentence is totally disproportionate to the alleged offence. Synonyms: excessive, too much, unreasonable, uneven More Synonyms of disproportionate.
adj. not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number. [1544–55] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. disproportionate. Past participle: disproportionated. Gerund: disproportionating.
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.
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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
