Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for disproportionate

disproportionate

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Elected leaders in the city of 100,000 have said they’ve borne a disproportionate burden of addressing homelessness in the region.

On Monday, the United Nations called for an investigation into the “alleged use of unnecessary or disproportionate force by security forces.”

However, privacy campaigners described the plans as "deeply disproportionate and chilling", urging the supermarket chain to abandon its plans.

From BBC

However, it may be the understatement of the year to say that law enforcement response to those protests was disproportionate to the threat.

From Salon

“These changes to the Elections Code ... would hinder full voter participation, with likely disproportionate harm falling to already underrepresented Californians.”

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement