disproportionally

American  

[dis-pruh-pawr-shuh-nit-lee] / ˌdɪs prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt li /

adverb

1. in a way that is not proportionate.

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Example Sentences

There is one audience, however, from which the film has spurred a disproportionally passionate reaction: educators.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023

Opposition to big projects is especially intense in rural Indigenous communities, which are often disproportionally affected by climate change and other environmental destruction.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023

Extreme heat was responsible for an average of 500,000 excess deaths annually in the last two decades, disproportionally affecting those who are particularly vulnerable due to their age, health conditions or profession, for example.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023

On hot days, air conditioner compressors have to work harder to send the heat from homes outside, which in turn disproportionally increases electricity consumption and overall electricity demand.

From Scientific American • Sep. 5, 2023

A much larger percentage of fines is paid in summer than in winter, the result being that the increase of drunkenness in summer does not disproportionally increase the size of the prison population.

From Crime and Its Causes by Morrison, William Douglas