die Disparität
Translation
disparity, inequality, difference
Examples
Es gibt große Disparitäten zwischen den Regionen.
There are large disparities between the regions.
Die soziale Disparität im Land wächst.
The social disparity in the country is growing.
Grammar Patterns
Disparität zwischen+3 disparity between ((sth.dat)) There are disparities between the rich and the poor.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Ungleichheit (inequality), Unterschied (difference); Antonyms: Gleichheit (equality), Parität (parity)
Etymology
From Latin 'disparitas' (inequality), from 'dis-' (not) + 'par' (equal).
Memory Tips
It's a direct cognate of the English word 'disparity'. Think of 'dis-' (not) and 'parity' (equality) – something that is not equal.