desproporción

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Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ proporción.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /despɾopoɾˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /despɾopoɾˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: des‧pro‧por‧ción

Noun

desproporción f (plural desproporciones)

  1. disproportion
    • 2015 September 26, “¿Hay algún modo de cumplir los nuevos objetivos de desarrollo?”, in El País:
      La desproporción se manifiesta también en la previsible progresión geográfica de los diferentes indicadores.
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