disproportion

ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːrʃən

Definition

Definition of disproportion - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

inequality

Rare

instance of inequality or disparity

Rare

The disproportion in opportunities affects many communities.

disparity

imbalance

imbalance

Rare

state of being out of proportion or balance

Rare

The disproportion in wealth is evident in the city.

disparity

imbalance

inequality

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Origin of disproportion

Latin, dis- (apart) + proportio (proportion)

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chemical imbalance

scientific context

disproportion of chemicals in a system

Examples of disproportion in a sentence

The disproportion between rich and poor is growing.
There's a disproportion in the number of teachers to students.
The report highlighted a disproportion in resource allocation.

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French:disproportion, ...
German:Missverhältnis, Unverhältnismäßigkeit, ...
Italian:sproporzione, disproporzione, ...
Spanish:desproporción, ...
Portuguese:desproporção, desequilíbrio, ...
Chinese:不平等, 不平衡, ...
Japanese:不均衡, 不釣り合い, ...
Arabic:عَدَم التَّناسُب, اخْتِلال التَّوازُن, ...
Hebrew:פַּעַר, חֹסֶר פְּרוֹפּוֹרְצִיָּה, ...
Russian:неравенство, несоразмерность, ...
Ukrainian:диспропорція, ...
Hindi:असमानता, अनुपातहीनता, ...
Bengali:বৈষম্য, ...
Catalan:desproporció, desequilibri, ...
Czech:nepoměr, disproporce, ...
Danish:ulighed, ubalance, ...
Dutch:disproportie, ongelijkheid, ...
Greek:ανισότητα, ανισορροπία, ...
Hungarian:aránytalanság, arányhiány, ...
Khmer:ភាពមិនសមាមាត្រ, អតុល្យភាព, ...
Korean:불균형, ...
Persian:نابرابری, عدم تناسب, ...
Polish:dysproporcja, brak równowagi, ...
Portuguese (BR):disproporção, desproporção, ...
Romanian:disproporție, dezechilibru, ...
Swedish:ojämlikhet, obalans, ...
Thai:ความไม่เท่าเทียม, ความไม่เป็นสัดส่วน, ...
Turkish:orantısızlık, ...
Vietnamese:sự chênh lệch, sự không cân đối, ...

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Definition of disproportion - Reverso English Dictionary

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Origin of disproportion

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