Pronunciation
How to pronounce “disproportionately”
“disproportionately” is pronounced /dɪspɹəpɔːɹʃənətli/ — 6 syllables.
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disproportionately
/dɪspɹəpɔːɹʃənətli/
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6 syllables. Stress the 'ɔːɹʃ' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
out of proportion
“this wall is disproportionately long”
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