unfair
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈfɛr/
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injusto
- She felt it was unfair that some teammates received more praise than others for the same efforts.
- unfair pricing
- unfair competition
- unfair advantage
It's a choice and it's not just unfair, it's wrong.
- It's a choice and it's not just unfair, it's wrong.
- Much of life can be unfair, unjust, even tragic.
- OK, which is unfair and needs to change.
- And it just seems so unfair that I get judged all the time.
- You can't, if you can't pay people, it's very unfair to let them work.
- How does being part of Harvard give you an unfair advantage?
- Yeah, we do place an unfair burden on patients, families.
- It's kind of kind of unfair they get that name.
- We really do live in an unfair world.
- And I, I think it's unfair, he says.
- Was this an unfair representation of what most people saw?
- There is no such thing as an unfair comparison.
- What has been the most unfair thing you've heard about yourself online?
- Like why is this so unfair, you know?
- Lester Holt did ask Trump at least one truly unfair question.
- The victims of over policing and unfair sentencing.
Examples
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Yeah, we do place an unfair burden on patients, families.
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How does being part of Harvard give you an unfair advantage?
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We really do live in an unfair world.
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Life is unfair, learn to live with it.
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It's a choice and it's not just unfair, it's wrong.
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So I think that that is an unfair penalty to pay.
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Was this an unfair representation of what most people saw?
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Life can be and is cruel and unfair at times.
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What has been the most unfair thing you've heard about yourself online?
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Fair or unfair, that's the way it is.
Synonyms
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Showing unfair favor to one person, group, or side
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Not fair and not right
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4.6
Not allowed by law or not fair to others
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Treating people unfairly because of their race, sex, age, or religion
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Not fair when people or groups do not get the same treatment
Antonyms
How Fair
Surface Forms
Morphology
unfair = fair (transparent) = un + fair
A straightforward negation formed from the productive prefix 'un-' added to the adjective 'fair', yielding 'not fair' which is directly inferable.
Etymology
Unfair comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word fair meaning 'just' or 'even'. So unfair literally means 'not just', like a game where the scales are not balanced or someone is treated badly.