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Disproportion is an English word with synonyms like disparity or proportion. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Disproportion | Disproportionately | Disproportionate | Disproportionally | Disproportional | Disproportionality | Disproportionates

Disproportion meaning

  1. The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance.
  2. Lack of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness.

Synonyms of Disproportion

disparity proportion

Related words

Other words often associated with Disproportion or its synonyms:

inequality counterbalance symmetry harmonize quotient proportionality equipoise adjust magnitude arrangement balance equilibrium

Using Disproportion

  • The main meaning on this page is: The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance. | Lack of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness.
  • Useful related words include: disparity, proportion.

Context around Disproportion

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

type 1× furthermore 1×

Sentence patterns with Disproportion

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

fibre type disproportion a rare 1× furthermore disproportion of the 1× sense of disproportion between ideals 1× she said disproportion in services 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

furthermore disproportion of 1× she said disproportion 1× years later another 1×

Common sentence endings:

causes another controversy 1× genetic muscle disease 1× humorism l umorismo 1× on aptitude scores 1×

Words around Disproportion

Just before it in the word index:

disproof 6 dispossession 38 dispossessing 10 dispossessed 73 dispossess 17 dispositive 13

Just after it in the word index:

disproportional 9 disproportionality 8 disproportionally 17 disproportionate 327 disproportionately 503 disproportionates 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Disproportion

  • In this selection, "disproportion" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, type and furthermore stand out and add context to how "disproportion" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include fibre type disproportion a rare and furthermore disproportion of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "disproportion" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with disproportion

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Years later, another muscle biopsy found an “interesting pattern” called congenital fibre type disproportion, a rare genetic muscle disease. (19 words)

Furthermore, disproportion of the revenues mining industry creates to the comparatively small number of people that it employs, citation causes another controversy. (22 words)

She said disproportion in services, particularly for racial and ethnic minorities and students from low-income households, is common across contexts, in part, because of an overreliance on aptitude scores. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

It is also probable that this climate of disillusion inculcated in the young Luigi the sense of disproportion between ideals and reality which is recognizable in his essay on humorism (L'Umorismo). (32 words)

She said disproportion in services, particularly for racial and ethnic minorities and students from low-income households, is common across contexts, in part, because of an overreliance on aptitude scores. (30 words)

Furthermore, disproportion of the revenues mining industry creates to the comparatively small number of people that it employs, citation causes another controversy. (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

Years later, another muscle biopsy found an “interesting pattern” called congenital fibre type disproportion, a rare genetic muscle disease.

She said disproportion in services, particularly for racial and ethnic minorities and students from low-income households, is common across contexts, in part, because of an overreliance on aptitude scores.

Furthermore, disproportion of the revenues mining industry creates to the comparatively small number of people that it employs, citation causes another controversy.

It is also probable that this climate of disillusion inculcated in the young Luigi the sense of disproportion between ideals and reality which is recognizable in his essay on humorism (L'Umorismo).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "disproportion" in a sentence?
An example: "Years later, another muscle biopsy found an “interesting pattern” called congenital fibre type disproportion, a rare genetic muscle disease." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "disproportion" from authentic English texts.
What does "disproportion" mean?
Disproportion means: The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance.
What are synonyms of "disproportion"?
Common synonyms of "disproportion" include: disparity, proportion.
How many example sentences with "disproportion" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "disproportion", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.