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disparity noun [ dɪˈsparɪti ]

• a great difference.
• "economic disparities between different regions of the country"
Similar: discrepancy, inconsistency, imbalance, inequality, incongruity, unevenness, disproportion, variance, variation, divergence, polarity, gap, gulf, breach, difference, dissimilarity, contrast, distinction, differential, unlikeness, dissimilitude, contrariety,
Opposite: parity, similarity,
Origin: mid 16th century: from French disparité, from late Latin disparitas, based on Latin paritas ‘parity’.


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