disproportional
adjective
not in proportion; disproportionate.
disproportionality
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a word derived from
disproportional.
Example Sentences
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The entire incident is rife with such ludicrous disproportionality.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025
"If the state routinely runs every photograph against every picture of every suspected incident of crime simply because it can there is a significant risk of disproportionality and of damaging public trust."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023
Juvenile Court is committed to addressing racial disproportionality.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
Every time we have a significant increase in our cases, our hospitalization and death numbers reflect this disproportionality.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
When it comes to epidemics, though, this disproportionality becomes even more extreme: a tiny percentage of people do the majority of the work.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
