inequity
/ɪnˈɛkwɪti
/noun (plural inequities) [mass noun]
Lack of fairness or justice: policies aimed at redressing racial inequity [count noun]: inequities in school financing...
- We require state interference to redress social inequity and poverty alleviation, our past necessitates that.
- Always acutely socially conscious, he was struck by the poverty and social inequity in the countries that he visited.
- Child labour thrives in India because of social inequity, official neglect and anti-poor policies.
Synonyms
unfairness, injustice, unjustness, one-sidedness, partisanship, partiality, favouritism, bias, prejudice, discrimination