injustice
/ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs
/noun [mass noun]
1Lack of fairness or justice: she was taken aback by the injustice of Nora’s remark...
- This is the Irish premier of this play which deals with justice and social injustice.
- How can some of that emotion be channelled to indignation about poverty and social injustice here too?
- Poverty and injustice are recognised as factors that nurture terrorism.
1.1 [count noun] An unjust act or occurrence: brooding over life’s injustices...
- Do they campaign against the assorted injustices in the city and challenge politicians on their doorstep?
- He referred to a number of grave injustices that were imposed on non-national workers in this country.
- Few people in his position used their fame to stand up against injustices and to spread the message of love and peace in the way he did.
Synonyms
unfairness, unjustness, inequity, corruption;
cruelty, brutality, tyranny, despotism, repression, suppression, exploitation;
bias, prejudice, bigotry, favouritism, partiality, one-sidedness, discrimination, partisanship, intolerance
wrong, injury, offence, unjust act, evil, villainy, crime, sin, iniquity, misdeed, outrage, atrocity, scandal, disgrace, monstrosity, affront, grievance
Phrases
do someone an injustice
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin injustitia, from in- 'not' + justus 'just, right'.