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- Dictionarydisparity/dɪˈsparɪti/
noun
- 1. a difference in level or treatment, especially one that is seen as unfair: "economic disparities between different regions of the country"
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DISPARITY definition: 1. a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is not fair: 2. a lack of equality…. Learn more.
The word is often used to describe a social or economic condition that's considered unfairly unequal: a racial disparity in hiring, a health disparity between the rich and the poor, an income disparity between men and women, and so on.
a situation in which two or more things are not equal or similar, especially when this is thought to be unfair: economic/income/pay disparity Manhattan had the greatest income disparity between rich and poor residents outside Puerto Rico. growing / huge / increasing disparity.
noun. /dɪˈspærəti/ [uncountable, countable] (plural disparities) (formal) a difference, especially one connected with unfair treatment. disparity between A and B The wide disparity between rich and poor was highlighted. disparity (in something) growing regional disparities in economic prosperity.
If there is a disparity between two or more things, there is a noticeable difference between them. [formal] ...disparities in pay between men and women. [+ between/in] ...the great disparity of wealth between rich and poor countries.
DISPARITY meaning: a noticeable and often unfair difference between people or things.
The earliest known use of the noun disparity is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for disparity is from before 1575, in the writing of Nicholas Harpsfield, religious controversialist and historian.
n. pl. dis·par·i·ties. 1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference: "narrow the economic disparities among regions and industries" (Courtenay Slater). 2. Unlikeness; incongruity.
disparity in American English. (dɪˈspærəti ) noun Word forms: plural disˈparities. 1. inequality or difference, as in rank, amount, quality, etc. 2. unlikeness; incongruity. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Disparity definition: lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference. See examples of DISPARITY used in a sentence.
