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dis·pro·por·tion Listen to audio/ˌdɪsprəˈpoɚʃən/ noun
plural dis·pro·por·tions
formal : a difference that is not fair, reasonable, or expected [count] The author does not explain the disproportion [=(more commonly) disparity] between the value of the stones. [noncount] His salary is in disproportion to what people who have similar jobs earn.
— dis·pro·por·tion·al Listen to audio /ˌdɪsprəˈpoɚʃən/ adjective [more disproportional; most disproportional]
The punishment was disproportional [=(more commonly) disproportionate] to the crime.
— dis·pro·por·tion·al·ly adverb [more disproportionally; most disproportionally]

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