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Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bul-gyun-hyeong
"두 수치 사이에는 심각한 불균형이 존재한다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A lack of proper proportion, balance, or symmetry between parts or elements.
"There is a striking disproportion between the severity of the crime and the leniency of the sentence." - 2
An instance of being out of scale or inappropriate in size or amount relative to something else.
"The immense budget of the marketing department created a financial disproportion within the smaller startup."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English prefix dis- (meaning 'lack of' or 'opposite of') combined with proportion, which stems from the Latin proportio, meaning 'comparative relation' or 'symmetry'. Over time, the term evolved to specifically describe an imbalance or lack of correct relation in size, degree, or representation between parts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disproportion" is said worldwide
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disproportion
Transliteration: disproporcjõ
"Il y a une grande disproportion entre les deux chiffres."
Missverhältnis
Transliteration: misferhɛltnɪs
"Es besteht ein deutliches Missverhältnis zwischen Aufwand und Ertrag."
sproporzione
Transliteration: sproportsjone
"C'è una netta sproporzione tra la domanda e l'offerta."
desproporción
Transliteration: desproporsjon
"La desproporción en la distribución de recursos es evidente."
desproporção
Transliteration: dimɐˈsɐw-pɾoporuwˈnaw
"Há uma clara desproporção entre o esforço e o resultado."
असंतुलन
Transliteration: asantulan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"दोनों आंकड़ों में एक बड़ा असंतुलन है।"
不均衡
Transliteration: bù jūnhéng
Script: 中文汉字
"收入与支出之间存在巨大悬殊。"
불균형
Transliteration: bul-gyun-hyeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"두 수치 사이에는 심각한 불균형이 존재한다."
不均衡
Transliteration: fukinkō
Script: 日本語
"供給と需要の間に大きな不均衡が見られる。"
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