Disparity - English meaning

noun

An act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct.

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A breach of confidence

verb

Make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, or defence).

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The river breached its bank

noun

An act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship

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Breach of they felt that our discussions with other companies constituted a breach of our agreement…

noun

The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

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The day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine

verb

Differ strikingly.

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His friend's success contrasted with his own failure

noun

An easily noticed or understood difference between two or more things

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[ u ] she is quite petite, in contrast with her tall sister., [ c ] contrasts between manhattan’s r…

verb

Be unlike or dissimilar.

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The second set of data differed from the first

verb

To be not like something else; to be different

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American english and british english obviously differ in pronunciation., we may differ on what the …

verb

To be not like something or someone else, either physically or in another way

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Differ in the twins look alike, but they differ in temperament., differ from his views differ consi…

noun

A point or way in which people or things are dissimilar.

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The differences between men and women

verb

Alter (a coat of arms) to distinguish members or branches of a family.

noun

The way in which two things being compared are not the same, or the fact of not being the same

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[ c ] we try to teach the kids the difference between right and wrong., [ c ] we’d like better seat…

noun

An illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

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There's a discrepancy between your account and his

noun

An unexpected difference, esp. in two amounts or two sets of facts or conditions, which suggests that something is wrong and has to be explained

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There were troubling discrepancies between his public and private opinions on how to balance the bu…

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A difference between two figures, results, etc. that are expected to be the same

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A balance sheet review uncovered discrepancies totalling €30 million., shareholders questioned the …

noun

An instance of being out of proportion with something else.

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There is a disproportion between the scale of expenditure and any benefit that could possibly result

noun

The fact of being too large or too small in relation to something else

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The disproportion between the number of votes and the number of seats is apparent., there is a terr…

noun

A difference or contrast between similar things or people.

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I was completely unaware of class distinctions

noun

A difference between two similar things

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[ c ] the comment drew/made a false distinction between domestic and foreign affairs, which are rea…

noun

The quality of being excellent

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Of distinction the city has produced very few writers of distinction.

noun

The process or state of diverging.

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The divergence between primates and other groups

noun

A situation in which two things become different, or the difference between them increases

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A divergence of opinion, the figures reveal a marked divergence between public sector pay settlemen…

noun

The situation in which two things become different

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Divergence between the divergence between the incomes of the rich and the poor countries seems to b…

noun

A break or hole in an object or between two objects.

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He peeped through the gap in the curtains

noun

An empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things

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Picking up speed, she closed the gap between them., she has a gap between her front teeth., after a…

noun

A difference between two numbers, amounts, or levels

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Forecasters are predicting a budget gap of nearly $17 bn next year., there is a $40 million shortfa…

noun

A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.

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The land companies began to dredge canals through the marshlands, opening easy access from the sett…

noun

An area of sea surrounded on three sides by land

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The gulf of mexico/the gulf coast, the gulf stream, there is a widening gulf between the rich and t…

noun

A very large area of sea surrounded on three sides by a coast

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The gulf of mexico

noun

Lack of proportion or relation between corresponding things.

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Tension is generated by the imbalance of power

noun

A condition in which two or more things are not equally or fairly divided or spread

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A trade imbalance

noun

A situation in which two or more things are not equal in size, power, importance, etc. or in which one group has more advantages than the other

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Imbalance of/in sth the growing gender imbalance in computer science and it fields has many experts…

noun

The state of being incongruous; incompatibility.

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The incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny body disturbed her

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The fact that something is incongruous

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The fact or state of being inconsistent.

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The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour

noun

A situation in which two things do not match and are opposed

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[ c ] there appear to be inconsistencies in her alibi.

noun

Difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality.

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Social inequality

noun

A lack of equality or fair treatment in the sharing of wealth or opportunities

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[ u ] social/racial inequality

noun

A situation in which money or opportunities are not shared equally between different groups in society

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Several polls show that one of the biggest issues on people's minds is economic inequality.

noun

The property of having poles or being polar.

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It exhibits polarity when presented to a magnetic needle

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The quality in an object that produces opposite magnetic or electric charges

noun

The quality or fact of not being level, equal, flat, or continuous

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This calculation illustrates the general unevenness of the distribution of family responsibilities.…

noun

The fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent.

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Her light tone was at variance with her sudden trembling

noun

A change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level, typically within certain limits.

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Regional variations in house prices

noun

Change in quality, amount, or level

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[ u ] the variation in the price during the past month is startling., [ c ] her movies are all vari…

noun

A change in the amount or level of something

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Unemployment rates for individual counties are not adjusted for seasonal variations., variation in …