disproportionately
disproportionately · more disproportionately · most disproportionately
непропорционально
In a disproportionate mannerIn a disproportionate manner
UK/ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpɔː.ʃə.nət.li/US/ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpɔɹ.ʃə.nət.li/
» Crimes are disproportionately committed by minorities.
Meaning
1 sensesIn a disproportionate manner
непропорциона́льноneproporcionálʹno
to a disproportionate degree
Examples
8 sentencesCrimes are disproportionately committed by minorities.
Poor people are disproportionately affected by coronavirus.
Drowning, he notes, disproportionately affects the poor and the marginalized.
The new bill favoured the rich disproportionately to the number of lower class.
Data show violence disproportionately affects women living in low-and lower-middle-income countries.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
in a disproportionate manner:
Forms
more disproportionately, most disproportionately| Comparative | more disproportionately Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most disproportionately |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelateddisproportionate
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb