Disproportionate is an adjective.He has a disproportionate share of the inheritance.
Disproportionate is an adjective.He has a disproportionate share of the inheritance.
The word "disproportionate" can function as an adjective.
"Its head was disproportionate to its body."
It means out of proportion in size, shape, or amount. Here are some sentences.The punishment is disproportionate to the crime.Her response was disproportionate to my comment.
It's standard usage is an adjective, not a noun. But lots of adjectives can be used as nouns as in "The disproportionate is to be avoided." In the phrase "disproportionate tax level", it's an adjective.
Sending the SWAT team to arrest a jaywalker would be a disproportionate police response. The disproportionate funding of the charity's programs meant that only one had an adequate staff.
The hysterical rages his mother would fly into were always completely disproportionate to the problem at hand, like a missing hairbrush or a cup of juice spilled on the rug.Compulsive hoarders feel a disproportionate amount of emotional attachment to inanimate objects, which prevents them from throwing anything away.
Yes
disproportionate
Many would attribute it to their experience with disproportionate minority offenders.
no