unfairness

1
as in injustice
the state of being unfair or unjust the transparent unfairness of the referee's decision made her furious

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2
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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Noun
  • Then, a sudden twist propels the narrative into a surreal exploration of time, as Lazzaro awakens years later, unchanged, and ventures into a modern world where the injustices of the past persist in new forms.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Here, the senator was passively alluding to environmental injustices, which were commonplace in the 1970s and long before then.
    Jerel Ezell, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • Buyers who make the correct prediction receive a dollar per contract purchased, while those who get it wrong receive nothing in return. To be clear, Kalshi is neither a party to these contracts nor sets contractual prices.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Others appeared to be armed civilians seeking revenge for wrongs committed during the civil war, residents said.
    Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Unfairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairness. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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