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Synonyms for unfairness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uhn-fair |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈfɛər |
Top 10 synonyms for unfairness
Définition of unfairness
Origin :- Old English unfægr "unlovely," from un- (1) "not" + fair. Cf. Old Norse ufagr, Gothic unfagrs. Meaning "wicked, evil, bad" is recorded from c.1300. Sense of "not equitable, unjust" is first recorded 1713. Related: Unfairly; unfairness.
- noun injustice
- He felt the insincerity of his father's laugh, and rebelled against the unfairness of it.
- Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson
- Yet all I could do was to rail against the unfairness of the unwarranted punishment.
- Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
- Failing there they meant to raise a cry of unfairness and walk out.
- Extract from : « The Escape of Mr. Trimm » by Irvin S. Cobb
- If you had not been so busy boasting over your own unfairness you could have heard our approach.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean » by Pauline Lester
- Not the pain of this but its unfairness was what dazed Peter.
- Extract from : « Peter and Wendy » by James Matthew Barrie
- No one ever gets over the first unfairness; no one except Peter.
- Extract from : « Peter and Wendy » by James Matthew Barrie
- There was also some charges of unfairness in managing subscriptions.
- Extract from : « The Humbugs of the World » by P. T. Barnum
- Washington bore all this fault-finding and unfairness with patient courage.
- Extract from : « George Washington » by Calista McCabe Courtenay
- Where unfairness exists, covetousness must obtain to some extent.
- Extract from : « Epistle Sermons, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
- The instinct of her anglo-American nature revolted at the unfairness of the struggle.
- Extract from : « Remember the Alamo » by Amelia E. Barr
Antonyms for unfairness
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