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- pronunciation:
- dih
spae
rih
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
disparities |
| definition: |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference.
There was an unfortunate disparity between his ambitions and his ability.- antonyms:
- parity, similarity
- similar words:
- contrast, difference, discrepancy, gap, variance
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| related words: |
contrast, disagreement, peculiarity, variety |
adjective + (n.)disparity
alarming,
apparent,
binocular,
considerable,
economic,
educational,
enormous,
ethnic,
extreme,
geographic,
great,
greatest,
gross,
growing,
huge,
ideological,
increasing,
incredible,
marked,
massive,
persistent,
pronounced,
psychosocial,
racial,
regional,
relative,
sentencing,
significant,
socio-economic,
socioeconomic,
stark,
statistical,
striking,
substantial,
tremendous,
troubling,
vast,
wide,
widening,
wider,
widespread
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verb + (n.)disparity
accentuate,
account,
address,
alleviate,
attribute,
compensate,
contribute,
decrease,
eliminate,
exacerbate,
explain,
highlight,
illustrate,
increase,
influence,
justify,
overcome,
reconcile,
rectify,
reduce,
resolve,
widen
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(n.)disparity
+ verb
exist, persist, reflect, stem, translate, underscore
noun + (n.)disparity
consequence, explanation, factor, funding, gender, health, income, index, inequality, pay, payroll, stereo, wage
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The word disparity
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
par1
Latin
root
that means equal
Example words:
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