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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
it would be no unfairness to the article's second author to characterize his contributions as minimal
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Recent Examples of unfairness
Yet as the focus remains on federal politics, our state legislative maps and the unfairness of them cannot be a mere afterthought.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Given the more complete picture of taxation relative to income that is presented above, how should fairness and unfairness be regarded?
—Charles F. Miller, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
The narrator in Pseudo-Quintilian’s fiction complains of the unfairness of the bout.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
This overall unfairness and pain must be confronted.
—Robert Hormats, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
But the pandemic also exposed the grotesque unfairness of our economy and society in deeply personal ways, cutting across the red-blue divide.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Beyond that, there is the wider issue of inter-generational unfairness.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
But — no different from those of any color frustrated by economic inequality — white people who see the unfairness in our current systems, from schools to retirement, are fed up and angry and rightfully want change.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Like the one eventually chosen by Katie Pavlich, who at age 6 wrote a letter to then-President Bill Clinton about the unfairness of a federal income tax hike.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Given the more complete picture of taxation relative to income that is presented above, how should fairness and unfairness be regarded?
—Charles F. Miller, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
The narrator in Pseudo-Quintilian’s fiction complains of the unfairness of the bout.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
This overall unfairness and pain must be confronted.
—Robert Hormats, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
But the pandemic also exposed the grotesque unfairness of our economy and society in deeply personal ways, cutting across the red-blue divide.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Beyond that, there is the wider issue of inter-generational unfairness.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
But — no different from those of any color frustrated by economic inequality — white people who see the unfairness in our current systems, from schools to retirement, are fed up and angry and rightfully want change.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Like the one eventually chosen by Katie Pavlich, who at age 6 wrote a letter to then-President Bill Clinton about the unfairness of a federal income tax hike.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfairness
Noun
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Her research aims to examine whether and how spirituality can endure as a form of cultural resilience even in systems permeated by market dynamics, injustice and oppression.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Journalism as a whole could better fulfill its social responsibility role by covering social injustice/inequities as an issue of public importance.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Two wrongs will never make a right.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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The runs were crucial for a team that hasn’t been able to score many of them this season, but this game offered a chance to right the wrongs for Scott and setup man Luke Weaver.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unfairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairness. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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