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Meanings of disproportionate in English

Portuguese
desproporcionado
Catalan
desproporcionat

Out of proportion.

desproporcionado

Disproportionate.

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Examples for "disproportional"
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Upper income earners are pocketing a disproportional amount of the economy's gains.
Wired
2
Anemia was severe and disproportional to the degree of decreased kidney function.
Pubmed
3
The buildings are disproportional and the materials they are built with cheap.
The Guardian
4
Rights groups say the police response has been disproportional, with some detainees tortured.
Reuters
5
Māori children were represented in numbers disproportional to the regional population.
Pubmed
Usage of disproportionate in English
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All around Europe the care home sector has suffered disproportionate Covid-19 deaths.
The Guardian
2
A disproportionate result was that the Protestant minority would subsequently rule Ireland.
The Irish Times
3
African American basketball players carry the disproportionate burden of this exploitative system.
Ebony
4
This suggests a disproportionate number of incidents on wards involved older people.
BBC
5
Fortis' Gijsels said cost-cutting was playing a disproportionate role in company earnings.
Reuters
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But he disagreed that the ban had a disproportionate effect on migrants.
Radio NZ
7
Mr Hipkins said the cap had a disproportionate affect on those students.
Radio NZ
8
Lower limb contractions, spasticity and kyphoscoliosis may lead to disproportionate short stature.
Pubmed
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But Avatar did a disproportionate amount of its business outside that country.
The Irish Times
10
And within that slice, the higher earners obviously take a disproportionate share.
The Guardian
11
Prudential had also labelled the fine erroneous and wrong, unprecedented and disproportionate.
Reuters
12
Untargeted surveillance is inherently disproportionate, unnecessary, and fails to respect due process.
Wired
13
He tells Chris that others are punitive and disproportionate to the risk.
Radio NZ
14
There is a disproportionate amount of Maggie Thatcher enthusiasts amongst the group.
The South African
15
Is Kristian Holmes's disproportionate sentence going to be a deterrent to others?
The Guardian
16
Moving to the strictest level of lockdown would have been wildly disproportionate.
Independent.ie
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Disproportionate through the time
Disproportionate across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Less common
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