Disparity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inequality or difference in some respect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/djuːˈɛts/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˈaɹɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˈaɹɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /djuːˈɛts/.

Word Forms

disparate

adjective

including markedly dissimilar elements

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ungleichheit

In gewisser Hinsicht Ungleichheit oder Unterschied

🇫🇷French

disparité

inégalité ou différence à certains égards

🇪🇸Spanish

disparidad

desigualdad o diferencia en algún aspecto

🇮🇹Italian

disparità

disuguaglianza o differenza sotto qualche aspetto

🇳🇱Dutch

ongelijkheid

ongelijkheid of verschil in een bepaald opzicht

🇵🇹Portuguese

disparidade

desigualdade ou diferença em algum aspecto

🇷🇺Russian

неравенство

неравенство или различие в каком-то отношении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असमानता

किसी संबंध में असमानता या अंतर

🇧🇩Bengali

অসমতা

কিছু বিষয়ে অসমতা বা পার্থক্য

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்றத்தாழ்வு

சமத்துவமின்மை அல்லது சில வகையில் வேறுபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమానత

అసమానత లేదా కొంత విషయంలో తేడా

🇮🇳Marathi

असमानता

असमानता किंवा काही बाबतीत फरक

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસમાનતા

કેટલાક સંદર્ભમાં અસમાનતા અથવા તફાવત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮಾನತೆ

ಅಸಮಾನತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಲವು ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസമത്വം

ചില കാര്യങ്ങളിൽ അസമത്വം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യത്യാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਮਾਨਤਾ

ਅਸਮਾਨਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਪੱਖੋਂ ਅੰਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

تفاوت

کسی حوالے سے عدم مساوات یا فرق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

差距

某些方面的不平等或差异

🇯🇵Japanese

格差

何らかの点での不平等または相違

🇰🇷Korean

상이

어떤 면에서 불평등이나 차이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chênh lệch

sự bất bình đẳng hoặc khác biệt ở một khía cạnh nào đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความแตกต่าง

ความไม่เท่าเทียมกันหรือความแตกต่างบางประการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

perbedaan

ketimpangan atau perbedaan dalam beberapa hal

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakaiba-iba

hindi pagkakapantay-pantay o pagkakaiba sa ilang aspeto

🇲🇾Malay

ketaksamaan

ketidaksamaan atau perbezaan dalam beberapa aspek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التفاوت

عدم المساواة أو الاختلاف في بعض النواحي

🇮🇷Persian

نابرابری

نابرابری یا تفاوت در برخی موارد

🇹🇷Turkish

eşitsizlik

bazı açılardan eşitsizlik veya farklılık

🇮🇱Hebrew

פַּעַר

אי שוויון או הבדל במובן מסוים

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