disproportionate

disproportionate
adjective
vom Normalen abweichend; unangemessen

be [totally] disproportionate to something — in einem [völligen] Missverhältnis od. in [gar] keinem Verhältnis zu etwas stehen

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[disprə'po:ʃənət]
adjective
(often with to) too large or too small in relation to something else: His head looks disproportionate (to his body). unverhältnismäßig
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dis·pro·por·tion·ate
[ˌdɪsprəˈpɔ:ʃənət, AM -ˈpɔ:r-]
adj
1. (unequal)
▪ to be \disproportionate to sth zu etw dat in keinem Verhältnis stehen
2. (unwarranted) unangemessen, unangebracht
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["dIsprə'pɔːʃnɪt]
adj

to be disproportionate (to sth) — in keinem Verhältnis (zu etw) stehen

a disproportionate amount of money — ein unverhältnismäßig hoher Geldbetrag

a disproportionate amount of time — eine unverhältnismäßig lange Zeit

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disproportionate [ˌdısprəˈpɔː(r)ʃnət] adj (adv disproportionately)
1. unverhältnismäßig (groß oder klein), in keinem Verhältnis stehend (to zu)
2. unangemessen
3. übertrieben (Erwartungen etc)
4. unproportioniert
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adjective
vom Normalen abweichend; unangemessen

be [totally] disproportionate to something — in einem [völligen] Missverhältnis od. in [gar] keinem Verhältnis zu etwas stehen

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(to) adj.
überproportional (zu) adj. adj.
unverhältnismäßig adj.
verhältniswidrig adj.

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