disparate

The definition of disparate is things that are different from each other, especially when the differences are dramatic.

(adjective)

An example of disparate is treatment when men are treated better than women in the workplace.

See disparate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

essentially not alike; distinct or different in kind; unequal

Origin: L disparatus, pp. of disparare, to separate < dis-, apart, not + parare, to make equal < par, equal: see par

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See disparate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar: “This mixture of apparently disparate materials—scandal and spiritualism, current events and eternal recurrences—is not promising on the face of it” (Gary Wills).
Containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements: a disparate group of people who represented a cross section of the city.

Origin:

Origin: Latin disparātus

Origin: , past participle of disparāre, to separate

Origin: : dis-, apart; see dis-

Origin: + parāre, to prepare; see perə-¹ in Indo-European roots

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