unfairness

noun

Definition of unfairnessnext
1
as in injustice
the state of being unfair or unjust the transparent unfairness of the referee's decision made her furious

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2
as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this it would be no unfairness to the article's second author to characterize his contributions as minimal

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Recent Examples of unfairness Resistance can arise from personal psychological reasons, employee predisposition or views of unfairness. — John Radman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 But Turner’s claim treats the continued existence of unfairness as proof that legal equality does not exist. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 For me, the closest cinema has come capturing that randomness and unfairness is Jane Campion’s beautiful and meditative Bright Star, which tells the love story of Romantic poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne and of Keats’ death at 25 of tuberculosis. — Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026 The alleged unfairness of the contract wasn’t the legal problem. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026 Seeking to address that perceived unfairness and force other policy changes, Trump in his second term imposed a series of tariffs on nearly every country, including Mexico and Canada. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 1 July 2026 The organization’s weekly Saturday rallies have also been a venue for families grieving loss through police violence, or for celebrities to speak out about unfairness in the entertainment industry. — Aaron Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 Still, the rhetorical and ideological excesses of the left generated a sense of unfairness that has become central to the white-identitarian project. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026 Yet as the focus remains on federal politics, our state legislative maps and the unfairness of them cannot be a mere afterthought. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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  1. injustice
  2. wrong
Noun
  • Gloria Steinem attributed her mother's nervous breakdown before she was born, and her treatment in mental institutions and the workforce thereafter, as key to her interest in social injustices.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Movie night this past week was Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River, an absolutely devastating neo-Western that examines the injustice many Native American women face on and off the reservation.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of injustice
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  • Ultimately, the level of documentation should reflect the consequences of getting the record wrong.
    — Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Salazar’s attorney, George Rosenstock, argued in court filings that his client could not distinguish right from wrong or understand the nature of his actions at the time of the attack.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of wrong

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“Unfairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairness. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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