disproportionate
US: /ˌdɪspɹəˈpɔɹʃənɪt/
UK: /dˌɪspɹəpˈɔːʃənət/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
disproportionate /'disprə'pɔ:ʃnd/ (disproportionate) /,disprə'pɔ:ʃnit/- tính từ
- thiếu cân đối, không cân đối; thiếu cân xứng, không cân xứng; không tỷ lệ
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective~ (to sth) too large or too small when compared with sth else: The area contains a disproportionate number of young middle-class families.
Compare: PROPORTIONATE
disproportionately adverb: The lower-paid spend a disproportionately large amount of their earnings on food.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
unbalanced, out of proportion, asymmetrical, irregular, lopsided, dissimilar, inconsistent, incommensurate, incongruous; unfair, unequal, uneven, disparate:
The windows are disproportionate to the size of the house. The contractor was paid a disproportionate amount for his work.
Collocation
VERBS
be, seem
ADV.
grossly, vastly | quite, totally, wholly
PREP.
to
The punishment was grossly disproportionate to the crime.
Concise dictionary
‚dɪsprə'pɔrʃnət /'pɔː-adj.
+out of proportion
+not proportionate
