disproportionate
adjective
dis·pro·por·tion·ate
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Definition of disproportionate
: being out of proportion
a disproportionate share
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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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Part of the rationale of legalizing marijuana in Washington state in 2012 was to remedy the disproportionate effect the drug war has had on people of color, but minority ownership of cannabis businesses in the state remains paltry. — Gene Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "5 years in, Washington considers overhaul of pot regulation," 30 Aug. 2019 Having released half of the highest-performing movies of the year so far, Disney is sitting on the fat end of a seesaw that seems to be getting only more wildly disproportionate. — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, "Summer movies circa 2019: A season of random blips and nostalgia trips," 29 Aug. 2019 Part of the rationale of legalizing marijuana in Washington state in 2012 was to remedy the disproportionate effect the drug war has had on people of color, but minority ownership of cannabis businesses in the state remains paltry. — Gene Johnson, BostonGlobe.com, "5 years in, Washington considers overhaul of pot regulation," 28 Aug. 2019 Today, nobody wants to remember that only a few weeks after her death, the supreme court of India found her closest aides guilty in a disproportionate assets case. — Harish C Menon, Quartz India, "By only praising the dead politician, you are being the worst kind of fake," 26 Aug. 2019 Closing any of the homes would hurt the local economy and have a disproportionate affect on minority staff members and nursing center residents, said Rob Baril, president of Local 1199 of the SEIU. — Josh Kovner, courant.com, "As trend shifts to in-home care, Connecticut cuts funding to nine nursing homes with high vacancy rates," 22 Aug. 2019 Wilson has big hands, disproportionate to his height. — Rich Cohen, Harper's magazine, "The Wood Chipper," 19 Aug. 2019 Why would an area generally have low life expectancy but also produce an extremely disproportionate share of the worldâs oldest people? — Kelsey Piper, Vox, "Study: many of the âoldestâ people in the world may not be as old as we think," 8 Aug. 2019 While many games encourage creativity, collaboration and social interaction, the industry has a clear and disproportionate obsession with virtual guns. — Simon Parkin, Time, "No, Video Games Donât Cause Mass Shootings. But The Conversation Shouldnât End There," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disproportionate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for disproportionate
disproportionate
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of disproportionate
: having or showing a difference that is not fair, reasonable, or expected : too large or too small in relation to something
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