injustice
[noun]
Synonyms: unfairness, bias, discrimination, inequality, inequity, iniquity, oppression, partisanship, prejudice, wrong

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Antonyms: justice, justness
Contrasted words: equity, fairness, right
Related Words: crime, malfeasance, malpractice, villainy, wrongdoing, favoritism, inequality, partiality, partisanship, damage, harm, hurt, mischief, outrage, ruin, breach, infraction, infringement, tort, transgression, trespass, violation

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧jus‧tice /ɪnˈdʒʌstəs, ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/ noun

1. [uncountable and countable] a situation in which people are treated very unfairly and not given their rights
injustice of
the injustice of slavery
injustice against
innumerable injustices against the black population
The movie deals with injustices suffered by Native Americans.
He had developed a deep sense of social injustice.

2. do somebody an injustice to judge someone’s character or abilities unfairly:
To say that you are a poor cook is to do yourself an injustice.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

injustice
noun
ADJ. cruel, grave, great, gross, terrible | perceived | racial, social
VERB + INJUSTICE experience, suffer He suffered the injustice of being punished for a crime which he did not commit.
regard sth as The trial was regarded as the greatest injustice of the post-war criminal justice system.
cause (law), commit, do (sb/yourself) She remains adamant that an injustice was done. We may have been doing him an injustice (= criticizing him unfairly). This work is good.
expose a novel that sets out to expose social injustice
fight against, protest against, speak out against, struggle against, work against She was acclaimed for speaking out against injustice.
correct, remedy people who work hard to correct society's injustices
stop
PREP. ~ by a terrible injustice by the police
~ to It would be an injustice to the man to imprison him for life.
PHRASES the injustice of it all She was overwhelmed by the injustice of it all (= of the situation).
a sense of injustice, a victim of injustice

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