[ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃənət], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- too large or too small in comparison with something else
(e.g: people on lower incomes spend a disproportionate amount of their income on fuel)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from dis- (expressing absence) + proportionate, on the pattern of French disproportionné

[ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃəneɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- undergo disproportionation
(e.g: water disproportionates to oxygen and hydrogen)


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