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Antonyms for unfairness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhn-fair
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈfɛər

Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for unfairness

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