Disproportionality

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being disproportional. uncountable
  2. 2
    The extent to which something is disproportional. countable

    "A countercity strike would be a direct and intentional attack against noncombatants, representing a violation of noncombatant immunity on a mass scale—this besides the disproportionality of the destruction such a countercity strike would entail."

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"A countercity strike would be a direct and intentional attack against noncombatants, representing a violation of noncombatant immunity on a mass scale—this besides the disproportionality of the destruction such a countercity strike would entail."

Etymology

From disproportional + -ity.

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