unfairness

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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Noun
  • The murder of George Floyd sparked protests across the country, and in the bubble, almost all the players knelt during the national anthems to protest police brutality and racial injustice.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 30 July 2025
  • Justifying the order in terms of universal interests and public goods meant that those charging it with systemic injustice could be—and often were—dismissed.
    STACIE E. GODDARD, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
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  • That’s apropos, given that the song’s protagonist was flipping all the wrongs in his life to right.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 24 July 2025
  • However, that wrong has now been righted, with Dragonite's new form featuring wings on its head and a pearl on its tail like its pre-evolution, Dragonair.
    Ryan Woodrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
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“Unfairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairness. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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