Meaning | inequality or difference in some respect. |
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Narrower | disproportion | lack of proportion / proportion |
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far cry | A disappointing disparity |
gap, spread | A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures |
gulf, disconnect, disconnection | An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) |
Broader | inequality | lack of equality |
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Spanish | desigualdad, disparidad |
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Catalan | desajustament, disparitat |
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Adjectives | disparate | fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind |
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disparate | including markedly dissimilar / dissimilar elements |