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disproportionately

/ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃənətli/adverb

उच्चारण डिस्प्रपॉर्शनट्ली

असमानुपातिक रूप से

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adverb
  1. 1

    in a way that is too large or too small when compared with something else

    असमानुपातिक रूप से

    • The poor are disproportionately affected by price rises.
    • Rising food prices affect poor households disproportionately.
    • Small shopkeepers were disproportionately hurt by the new tax.
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    • Girls are disproportionately represented among the top rankers this year.
    • The senior class was disproportionately large compared with the junior one.

    Synonyms excessively unequally unduly inordinately overly

    Opposite proportionately equally evenly

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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

excessively unequally unduly inordinately overly

Antonyms

proportionately equally evenly

AaSpelling

dis·pro·por·tion·ate·ly

With dis- and -ate-ly.

dis- और -ate-ly के साथ।

?Which word?

Keep the unequal words together: disproportionately, unequally, unduly (more than is reasonable), inordinately (much more than usual), excessively.

असमानता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: disproportionately, unequally, unduly (उचित से अधिक), inordinately (सामान्य से बहुत अधिक), excessively।

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General knowledge

Law GK: disproportionate assets (DA) cases are filed against public servants who own property much greater than their known income, under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

कानून GK में आय से अधिक संपत्ति (disproportionate assets, DA) के मामले उन लोक सेवकों के विरुद्ध भ्रष्टाचार निवारण अधिनियम, 1988 के तहत दायर होते हैं जिनकी संपत्ति ज्ञात आय से बहुत अधिक हो।