unfairness

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unfairness

/ʌnˈfɛənəs/ UK
/ʌnˈfɛɹnəs/ Canada, US
/ɐnˈfeːnəs/ Australia
/ɐnˈfeənəs/ New Zealand
/ɐnˈfiənəs/
/ʌnˈfeɹnəs/ Scotland
/ʊnˈfɛːnəs/ Northern England
/ʊnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəs/
/ʊnˈfeːnəs/

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noun unfairnesses

uncountable, usually The state of being unfair; lack of justice. The reason why fairness in taxation matters is institutionalized unfairness rots society from the inside, and the social order and economy eventually collapse.
Opposite: fairness
countable, usually An unjust act or situation. That this woman was Chip's little sister, Denise—i.e., was the only attractive young woman on the planet whom he was neither permitted nor inclined to feast his eyes on and imagine having sex with—seemed to him just the latest unfairness in a long morning of unfairnesses.

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noun state of being unfair

Español	injusticia
한국어	부정 bujeong, 불공평 bulgongpyeong
日本語	不正 fusei, 不公平 fukōhei
中文	不平 bùpíng, 不公平 bùgōngpíng
Português	injustiça
Français	injustice
Deutsch	Ungerechtigkeit, Unrecht
Italiano	scorrettezza, ingiustizia
Română	nedreptate, injustiție
Русский	несправедли́вость nespravedlívostʹ
العربية	ظُلْم ẓulm

noun an unjust act

Português	injustiça
Italiano	ingiustizia
Русский	несправедли́вость nespravedlívostʹ

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@misc{unfairness_2026,
  title = {unfairness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unfairness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}