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disproportionate

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪs.pɹəˈpɔː.ʃə.nət/ / /ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpɔɹ.ʃə.nət/ / /dɪs.pɹəˈpɔː.ʃə.neɪt/ / /ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpɔɹ.ʃə.neɪt/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English proportionate English disproportionate From dis- + proportionate.

  1. Not proportionate.

    grossly disproportionate

    disproportionate impact

  2. Out of proportion.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English proportionate English disproportionate From dis- + proportionate.

  1. To undergo disproportionation.