injustice
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3.9
- noun
- /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/
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injusticia
- The lawyer spoke passionately about the injustice faced by marginalized communities.
- social injustice
- a sense of injustice
- victims of injustice
And there'll be a lot more injustice in doing that.
- And there'll be a lot more injustice in doing that.
- You said envy has a sense of injustice at its core.
- So lying is a mode of doing injustice, of wronging another person.
- Older people can view injustice with compassion but not despair.
- They need to fight injustice and things that are wrong and offensive.
- And that's injustice in the extreme towards our fellow creatures.
- And so I can't deal with too much injustice.
- But it felt like an unfairness and an injustice.
- We're, we're seeing racism, clear racism, we're seeing injustice.
- You're trying to tick those boxes of addressing injustice.
- There is a market mechanism now for addressing injustices.
- We can't undo the injustices done to small kids set up chimney stacks.
- If God is judging people injustice, then maybe he shouldn't forgive them.
Examples
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Many activists are dedicated to fighting against injustice in society.
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Whatever injustices my people may be suffering at this very difficult moment, we will continue to show our commitment to this country.
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We believe that no serious injustice will be done to any of the interested parties...
Academic text (1991) -
In a time of injustice.
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It's what, it's the injustice that drives you crazy.
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You said envy has a sense of injustice at its core.
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There is a lot of injustice in the world, and you need to adjust it.
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For they still treat injustice as nothing but the absence or violation of justice.
Academic text (1999) -
Older people can view injustice with compassion but not despair.
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But I've come to say to you that injustice is alive and well in America.
Synonyms
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2.3
An unfair act that harms or injures someone
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7.4
Unfair treatment that gives some people fewer chances or help
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2.1
A situation when someone treats people in a way that is not equal or right
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9.5
Very bad or unfair actions that harm people
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7.4
Something that is not right according to law or morals
A situation where people are treated unfairly
Antonyms
Compounds
How Just
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Injustice is made from in- meaning 'not' and justice, the same root as the word just, meaning 'fairness'. So an injustice is simply 'not fairness', an unfair act or situation.