Definitions for injusticeɪnˈdʒʌs tɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•jus•ticeɪnˈdʒʌs tɪs(n.)
the quality or fact of being unjust; inequity.
violation of the rights of others; unjust or unfair action or treatment.
an unjust or unfair act.
Origin of injustice:
1350–1400; ME < MF < L
Princeton's WordNet
injustice, unfairness, iniquity, shabbiness(noun)
an unjust act
injustice, unjustness(noun)
the practice of being unjust or unfair
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
injustice(noun)ɪnˈdʒʌs tɪs
unfair treatment or an unfair act
to fight injustice; the injustices of the prison system
Wiktionary
injustice(Noun)
absence of justice
injustice(Noun)
violation of the rights of another person
injustice(Noun)
unfairness; the state of not being fair or just
Origin: From injustice; surface analysis is .
Webster Dictionary
Injustice(noun)
want of justice and equity; violation of the rights of another or others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness; imposition
Injustice(noun)
an unjust act or deed; a sin; a crime; a wrong
Translations for injustice
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
injustice(noun)
(an instance of) unfairness or the lack of justice
He complained of injustice in the way he had been treated; They agreed that an injustice had been committed.
- onregverdigheidAfrikaans
- ظُلْمArabic
- несправедливостBulgarian
- injustiçaPortuguese (BR)
- nespravedlnost, křivdaCzech
- die UngerechtigkeitGerman
- uretfærdighedDanish
- αδικίαGreek
- injusticiaSpanish
- ülekohusEstonian
- بی عدالتیFarsi
- epäoikeudenmukaisuusFinnish
- injusticeFrench
- אִי-צֶדֶקHebrew
- अन्यायHindi
- nepravednostCroatian
- igazságtalanságHungarian
- ketidakadilanIndonesian
- óréttlætiIcelandic
- ingiustiziaItalian
- 不公正Japanese
- 부정, 부당Korean
- neteisybėLithuanian
- netaisnībaLatvian
- tidak adilMalay
- onrechtDutch
- urett(ferdighet)Norwegian
- niesprawiedliwośćPolish
- بی عدالتیPersian
- بى نياوى ( بى عدالتى )، بى انصافى ، تيرى، ظلمPashto
- injustiçaPortuguese
- nedreptateRomanian
- несправедливостьRussian
- nespravodlivosťSlovak
- nepravičnostSlovenian
- nepravdaSerbian
- orättvisa, orättfärdighetSwedish
- ความอยุติธรรมThai
- haksızlıkTurkish
- 不公平Chinese (Trad.)
- несправедливістьUkrainian
- بے انصافیUrdu
- sự không công bằngVietnamese
- 不公平Chinese (Simp.)
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