Standard Lemma guide

disproportionate

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪs.pɹəˈpɔː.ʃə.nət/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpɔɹ.ʃə.nət/
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  • UK: /dɪs.pɹəˈpɔː.ʃə.neɪt/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpɔɹ.ʃə.neɪt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: D IH2 S P R AH0 P AO1 R SH AH0 N IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not proportionate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • grossly disproportionate
  • disproportionate impact
  • disproportionate response
  • They faced a disproportionate share of the costs.
  • The punishment seemed disproportionate to the crime.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonproportionate, unproportionate

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Out of proportion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: extortionate, inordinate, disproportionate, exorbiant, exorbitant, extortionable, extortious, extravagant, penal, sky-high, usurious

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To undergo disproportionation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

out of proportion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disproportional

Antonyms: proportionate

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

not proportionate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English proportionate English disproportionate From dis- + proportionate.

Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անհամաչափ (anhamačʻapʻ) — not proportionate
  • Bulgarian: несъответен (nesǎotveten) — not proportionate
  • Catalan: desproporcionat — not proportionate
  • Czech: nepřiměřený — not proportionate
  • Danish: urimelig — not proportionate
  • Finnish: suhteeton — not proportionate
  • Finnish: yhteismitaton — not proportionate
  • French: disproportionnel — not proportionate
  • Georgian: არაპროპორციული (araṗroṗorciuli) — not proportionate
  • Hungarian: aránytalan — not proportionate
  • Irish: díréireach — not proportionate
  • Italian: spropositato — not proportionate
  • Italian: esagerato — not proportionate
  • Japanese: 不釣り合い (futsuriai) — not proportionate
  • Māori: pāhikahika — not proportionate
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uforholdsmessig — not proportionate
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: uforholdsmessig — not proportionate
  • Polish: nieproporcjonalny — not proportionate
  • Polish: niewspółmierny — not proportionate
  • Portuguese: desproporcionado — not proportionate
  • Russian: непропорциона́льный (neproporcionálʹnyj) — not proportionate
  • Russian: несоразме́рный (nesorazmérnyj) — not proportionate
  • Spanish: desproporcionado — not proportionate
  • Swedish: oproportionerlig — not proportionate
  • Ukrainian: непропорці́йний (neproporcíjnyj) — not proportionate
  • Ukrainian: неспівмі́рний (nespivmírnyj) — not proportionate
  • Armenian: անհամաչափ (anhamačʻapʻ) — out of proportion
  • Bulgarian: непропорциона́лен (neproporcionálen) — out of proportion
  • Catalan: desproporcionat — out of proportion
  • Danish: uforholdsmæssig — out of proportion
  • Dutch: onevenredig — out of proportion
  • Dutch: buitensporig — out of proportion
  • Dutch: buitenproportioneel — out of proportion
  • Finnish: suhteeton — out of proportion
  • French: disproportionné — out of proportion
  • Greek: δυσανάλογος (dysanálogos) — out of proportion
  • Hungarian: aránytalan — out of proportion
  • Irish: díréireach — out of proportion
  • Italian: sproporzionato — out of proportion
  • Italian: smisurato — out of proportion
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uforholdsmessig — out of proportion
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: uforholdsmessig — out of proportion
  • Occitan: desproporcionat — out of proportion
  • Polish: nieproporcjonalny — out of proportion
  • Polish: niewspółmierny — out of proportion
  • Portuguese: desproporcional — out of proportion
  • Portuguese: desproporcionado — out of proportion
  • Russian: непропорциона́льный (neproporcionálʹnyj) — out of proportion
  • Spanish: desproporcionado — out of proportion
  • German: disproportionieren — to undergo disproportionation
  • Italian: disproporzionare — to undergo disproportionation
  • Portuguese: desproporcionar — to undergo disproportionation