injustice
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injustice¹
- /ɪnˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English injustice, from Old French injustice, from Latin iniustitia. Equivalent to in- + justice. Displaced native Old English unrihtwīsnes.
noun injustices
- Absence of justice; unjustice.
- Violation of the rights of another person or people. Silence in the face of gross injustice, or support for it, or even active involvement therein, comes at a price.
- Unfairness; the state of not being fair or just. The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder wa
Similar: justicelessness, unjustice, wrength, wrong
Injustice²
Where it comes from
Blend of injustice + Justice
noun Injustices
- Justice (title of a justice of court), seen as being unjust. We want now to build toward electing enough progressive populist reform Congressmen and senators that we can lead to the impeachment of the illegitimate Bush and Cheney and the Three Chief Injustices of the Supreme Kangaroo Court, Herr Rhinequest and his lap dogs, Scalia and Thomas.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unfairness, unjustness, iniquity, inequity, inequality, unfair, imbalance, lawlessness, wrongdoing, iniquitous, evil, outrage, victimisation, victimization, mischief, grievance
noun
Similar: justicelessness, unjustice, wrength, wrong
Translations
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noun absence of justice
| Español | injusticia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부정 bujeong, 불공평 bulgongpyeong, 부당 budang, 불의 burui |
| 日本語 | 不正 fusei, 不公平 fukōhei, 不当 futō, 不義 fugi |
| 中文 | 不平 bùpíng, 不公平 bùgōngpíng |
| हिन्दी | अन्याय anyāy, ज़ुल्म zulm, नाइनसाफ़ी nāinsāfī, नाइंसाफ़ी nāinsāfī, बेइंसाफ़ी beinsāfī, बेइनसाफ़ी beinsāfī |
| Kiswahili | dhuluma |
| Português | injustiça |
| Français | injustice |
| Deutsch | Unrecht, Ungerechtigkeit |
| Italiano | ingiustizia |
| Ελληνικά | αδικία adikía |
| Română | nedreptate, injustiție, strâmbătate |
| Русский | несправедли́вость nespravedlívostʹ, беспра́вие besprávije, беззако́ние bezzakónije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự bất công, bất công |
| العربية | ظُلْم ẓulm, جَوْر jawr |
noun violation of the rights of another
| Español | injusticia |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अन्याय anyāy, अधर्म adharm |
| Kiswahili | dhuluma |
| Português | injustiça |
| Français | injustice |
| Deutsch | Ungerechtigkeit |
| Italiano | ingiustizia |
| Ελληνικά | αδικία adikía |
| Русский | несправедли́вость nespravedlívostʹ |
| العربية | ظُلْم ẓulm, جَوْر jawr |
Talk about this word "injustice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/injustice. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. injustice. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/injustice "injustice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/injustice.Cite this
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title = {injustice},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/injustice},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
