disproportionate
To undergo disproportionationTo undergo disproportionation.
» This big gate is disproportionate to the small garden.
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1 sensesTo undergo disproportionation.
disproportionieren
Examples
10 sentencesThis big gate is disproportionate to the small garden.
There is a disproportionate number of girls in the class.
ruКоличество девочек и мальчиков в классе несопоставимо. — odexed
Trans women experience a grossly disproportionate amount of rape in men's prisons.
People on lower incomes spend a disproportionate amount of their income on rent.
Rodrigo faced disproportionate consequences for minor infractions compared to other users on the website.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
disproportionates, disproportionating, disproportionated, disproportionated| Base form | disproportionate · to disproportionate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | disproportionates |
| Present participle | disproportionating |
| Past simple | disproportionated |
| Past participle | disproportionated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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