disproportionate
adjective
[ ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃ(ə)nət ]
• too large or too small in comparison with something else.
• "people on lower incomes spend a disproportionate amount of their income on fuel"
Similar:
out of proportion to,
not in proportion to,
not appropriate to,
not commensurate with,
relatively too large for,
relatively too small for,
inordinate,
unreasonable,
excessive,
uncalled for,
undue,
unfair,
unbalanced,
uneven,
unequal,
irregular,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from dis- (expressing absence) + proportionate, on the pattern of French disproportionné .
disproportionate
verb
• undergo disproportionation.
• "water disproportionates to oxygen and hydrogen"
