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desproporcionalmente

[dɛs.pro.por.sjo.nal.ˈmẽ.tɨ]
adverb
disproportionately
1. In a manner that is not in proportion; in an unbalanced or unequal way relative to something else
The wealthy were taxed disproportionately compared to the middle class.
Os ricos foram tributados desproporcionalmente em comparação com a classe média.
2. To an extent that is too great or too small in relation to something
Young people have been affected disproportionately by unemployment.
Os jovens foram afetados desproporcionalmente pelo desemprego.
Synonyms
despropositadamentedesigualmenteirregularmentedesmedidamente
Antonyms
proporcionalmenteequilibradamenteequitativamente

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desproporcionalmente
Standard usage throughout Brazil
Portugal
desproporcionalmente
Standard usage in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

desproporcionalmente afetado - disproportionately affected
desproporcionalmente representado - disproportionately represented
desproporcionalmente distribuído - disproportionately distributed
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