disproportionate.

Too large or small relative to what it is compared with.

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Words that belong together

• disproportionate burden
• disproportionate response

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Small firms carried a disproportionate share of the cost.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Comparative more disproportionate; superlative most disproportionate when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common.