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disproportionality

disproportionality noun: the state of being disproportional.

Noun

disproportionality (countable and uncountable, plural disproportionalities)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being disproportional.
  2. (countable) The extent to which something is disproportional.
    • A countercity strike would be a direct and intentional attack against noncombatants, representing a violation of noncombatant immunity on a mass scale—this besides the disproportionality of the destruction such a countercity strike would entail.1982, Military Chaplains' Review, volumes 132-135

Forms of disproportionality

pluraldisproportionalities

Origin of disproportionality

From disproportional + -ity.

Questions about disproportionality

What does disproportionality mean?
Disproportionality means the state of being disproportional.
What part of speech is disproportionality?
Disproportionality is a noun.
What is the plural of disproportionality?
The plural of disproportionality is disproportionalities.

Words near disproportionality in the dictionary

  1. disproportionable
  2. disproportionableness
  3. disproportionably
  4. disproportional
  5. disproportionalities
  6. disproportionality
  7. disproportionally
  8. disproportionalness
  9. disproportionate
  10. disproportionated
  11. disproportionately

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