unjust
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈdʒʌst/
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injusto
- Words, after all, too easily serve the purposes of the unjust as well.
- unjust laws
- unjust treatment
- unjust system
But life is full of unjust things like this.
- But life is full of unjust things like this.
- It's also possible to be more unjust or less unjust, right?
- If he does this, he's unjust and foolish.
- Or that your life is uniquely unjust and you may feel seen.
- Much of life can be unfair, unjust, even tragic.
- Do you want to touch base on how unjust that was?
- So it it's terribly unjust what they're doing to Jordan.
- It will feel horribly unjust and painful.
- It's the whole thing just feels unfair, unjust.
- And I thought that was horrible, that was wrong, unjust.
- So I would say the first point is that prohibition is unjust.
- And I think most people, most reasonable people agree that it's unjust.
- I think that there is a point between a just war and an unjust war.
- And she wanted me to, like, just bask in how unjust it was.
- That to me seems completely unreasonable and I think also a bit unjust.
Examples
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There are unjust laws as there are unjust men.
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At the same time, the prevailing global job market is unjust, especially for women.
Academic text (2008) -
But life is full of unjust things like this.
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What is just and unjust is the way that institutions deal with these facts.
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This is unfair and unjust.
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Deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man.
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Inherited debt is terribly unjust.
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We are gathered here illegally because an unjust government... ...says we cannot join together to honor our fallen.
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She continued to resist unjust laws with every fiber of her being.
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Many people protested against the unjust treatment of workers in the factory.
Synonyms
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Not treating people the same or following the rules
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Not allowed by law or not fair to others
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Not fair when people or groups do not get the same treatment
Antonyms
How Just
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unjust is made of the common prefix un- meaning 'not' and just, which means 'fair' and appears in words like justice and justify. So, unjust means 'not fair' and is used for actions or rules that lack fairness.