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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Women Borrowers Bear Disproportionate Loan Debt Burden Women hold a disproportionate share of student debt, making the financial impact of student loans especially severe.
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In March 2022, the NYPD launched its Neighborhood Safety Teams to focus on gun violence prevention in areas that account for a disproportionate number of citywide shootings.
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The volume’s premise is that institutional defects in the electoral system give extreme candidates and factions an undue voice, producing a disproportionate number of extremist winners.
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
In March 2022, the NYPD launched its Neighborhood Safety Teams to focus on gun violence prevention in areas that account for a disproportionate number of citywide shootings.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The volume’s premise is that institutional defects in the electoral system give extreme candidates and factions an undue voice, producing a disproportionate number of extremist winners.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Wealthier countries attract a disproportionate share of migrants, while migration between neighboring countries is far more common than between distant ones.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Disproportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disproportionate. Accessed 29 Apr. 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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