disproportionate
adjective
dis·pro·por·tion·ate
ˌdis-prə-ˈpȯr-sh(ə-)nət 
: being out of proportion
a disproportionate share
disproportionately
adverb
Examples of disproportionate in a Sentence
He believes that middle-class people bear a disproportionate share of the tax burden.
A disproportionate number of the students are poor.
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As Pete recalls events that happened to him, to people around him or to relatives, the intimate reminiscences meet the macro, touching on the impact of residential schools, land claims by greedy companies and the disproportionate incarceration of First Nations individuals.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
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The center launched the present-day Emancipator as a nod to the 19th-century abolitionist newspaper, as well as a COVID Racial Data Tracker to outline the pandemic's disproportionate effects on Black people.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
This comes at a moment where many Indian Tribes still face extreme hardship, and where Native communities face disproportionate risks from climate change and pollution.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
Twigs has navigated a tabloid scrutiny disproportionate to her work.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
The center launched the present-day Emancipator as a nod to the 19th-century abolitionist newspaper, as well as a COVID Racial Data Tracker to outline the pandemic's disproportionate effects on Black people.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
This comes at a moment where many Indian Tribes still face extreme hardship, and where Native communities face disproportionate risks from climate change and pollution.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Disproportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disproportionate. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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disproportionate
adjective
dis·pro·por·tion·ate
ˌdis-prə-ˈpōr-sh(ə-)nət
-ˈpȯr-
: being out of proportion
disproportionately
adverb
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