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disparitya great difference between two or more things; inequality

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a great difference between two or more things; inequality

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈspærɪti/

Korean meaning: 현저한 차이, 격차, 불평등

Korean pronunciation: 디**스패**러티

Example Sentences

  • The disparity between his Instagram photos and real life was so shocking that even his selfie stick filed for emotional distress.
  • Educational disparities between urban and rural areas need to be addressed urgently.
  • There's a massive disparity between what politicians promise and what they actually deliver.

disparity

NOUN

//dɪˈspærɪti//

a great difference between two or more things; inequality

disparity concept
💡 Concept

The scene shows stark disparity between wealthy and homeless people

disparity rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Charity brings clarity to disparity

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪˈspærɪti/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈspærɪti/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootpar
Suffix--ity

Origin

From Latin 'disparitas', derived from 'dispar' meaning 'unequal' or 'unlike', which combines the prefix 'dis-' (not) with 'par' (equal). The word entered English through Old French 'disparité'.

🎵Rhyme

charityclarityrarity
charity
clarity
rarity

🔗Collocations

income disparity
gender disparity
racial disparity
wide disparity
growing disparity
disparity in treatment

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The disparity between his Instagram photos and real life was so shocking that even his selfie stick filed for emotional distress.

Educational disparities between urban and rural areas need to be addressed urgently.

There's a massive disparity between what politicians promise and what they actually deliver.

😄 Fun example

The disparity in height between the basketball player and his girlfriend was so extreme that she needed a ladder to give him a goodbye kiss.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

inequalitydifferencegapimbalancediscrepancy

Antonyms

equalitysimilarityparity

Related

discriminationbiasunfairnessdivide

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