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