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as in inequity
the state of being unfair or unjust the injustice of the coach's accusation that I'd been lazy frustrated and angered me

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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this a group that has long suffered injustice at the hands of our judicial system

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How does the noun injustice contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of injustice are grievance, injury, and wrong. While all these words mean "an act that inflicts undeserved hurt," injustice applies to any act that involves unfairness to another or violation of one's rights.

the injustices suffered by the lower classes

When is it sensible to use grievance instead of injustice?

The words grievance and injustice can be used in similar contexts, but grievance applies to a circumstance or condition that constitutes an injustice to the sufferer and gives just ground for complaint.

a list of employee grievances

When can injury be used instead of injustice?

The meanings of injury and injustice largely overlap; however, injury applies in law specifically to an injustice for which one may sue to recover compensation.

libel constitutes a legal injury

When might wrong be a better fit than injustice?

While the synonyms wrong and injustice are close in meaning, wrong applies also in law to any act punishable according to the criminal code; it may apply more generally to any flagrant injustice.

determined to right society's wrongs

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Recent Examples of injustice The controversy came at an especially sensitive time after Floyd’s death led to riots and other forms of civil unrest as demonstrators protested against police brutality and racial injustice. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025 And perhaps worst of all, inflating every slight into oppression cheapens true injustice. Jonathan Alpert, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 West African fraudsters also represent their work as a kind of redress for historical injustice. Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Indonesia’s top filmmakers, producers and actors have expressed their anger over the rider’s death and wider injustice on social media, as protests engulf several Indonesian cities, including Jakarta and Surabaya. Sara Merican, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for injustice
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  • The report highlights Tall Poppy Syndrome within a broader context of women’s inequities at work.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.
    John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • That justifies the team orders to right a wrong.
    Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Almost a quarter of a century has passed since the Republic of Ireland last featured in the finals of a World Cup, and the Boys In Green host Hungary on Saturday hoping to right that wrong.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • Other polls suggest that capitalism’s waning popularity reflects a growing sense of economic unfairness, rather than a broader rejection of an economic system.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Browder’s story, later turned into a Netflix documentary, spurred greater awareness about the unfairness of the money-bail system and spurred calls for reform.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
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  • And Henry Rutledge, who missed the Week 1 matchup with a lower-body injury, returned to action and resulted in Charlotte’s longest rush of the night on his second carry – 14 yards.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Laurel Ivory was the goalkeeper who claimed the clean sheet for KC on Saturday night, as Lorena appeared on the injury report late in the week with a knee ailment.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • Perhaps, like Elizabeth in the face of Darcy’s insult, Austen would also be prompted to spread spirited gossip about her heroine’s doubters and haters.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • When big gatherings of police and federal agents suddenly show up in residential areas, crowds often meet them with cell phone cameras, righteous indignation and insults.
    Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Injustice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injustice. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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