disproportionate

[ dis-pruh-pawr-shuh-nit, -pohr- ]

/ ˌdɪs prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt, -ˈpoʊr- /

not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.

Origin of disproportionate

First recorded in 1544–55; dis-¹ + proportionate

dis·pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb dis·pro·por·tion·ate·ness, noun

Women and children are disproportionately victims, but they are not alone.

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The work at Art Basel is often interesting, often dull, and disproportionately decorative in nature.

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They disproportionately indict young African-American men, and they usually do it very quickly.

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Significantly, those being targeted are disproportionately transgender, and disproportionately people of color.

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In 2012 the so-called Bedroom Tax was passed, an under-occupancy penalty that disproportionately hits low-income families.

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They were both very short in stature, with disproportionately long arms, which in the man were covered with a reddish-brown hair.

Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon |Robert A. Sterndale
Billy wants the tree for a ridge pole, because the church is disproportionately long.

The Law-Breakers |Ridgwell Cullum
A nondescript trap with four high wheels and disproportionately large lamps stood near.

Nevermore |Rolf Boldrewood
So build that neither the villa be disproportionately small in comparison with the farm nor the farm in comparison with the villa.

The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume II (of X) - Rome |Various
Rents, unfortunately, are disproportionately high in the largest urban centers, for persons of limited means.

The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book |Various

disproportionate

out of proportion; unequal

chem to undergo or cause to undergo disproportionation

disproportionately, adverb disproportionateness, noun