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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
The post quickly drew attention and sympathy from readers who saw the unfairness in the situation.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Jon Pike, a philosophy professor at The Open University in England, argued that an open category should be created for transgender athletes to avoid any potential unfairness from biological males competing against girls and women.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Duffy and the union’s president have acknowledged the unfairness of their situation, which only adds more stress to their already stressful jobs.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
The reactionary league is constantly futzing after other versions of the sport implement fun rules, or promising to address unfairness when sensational NFL playoff battles have ended without a quarterback deity such as Peyton Manning or Josh Allen touching the ball.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
As boomers die, many will pass massive inheritances to their children, locking in decades of unfairness.
—Renaud Foucart, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
Democrats benefited from the old media order, which seemed perfectly fair to them; Republicans believe their points of view will get better treatment under Carr’s new one, freed from decades of unfairness.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Her challenge will be to persevere and make a good life for herself, despite the unfairness of tragedy.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 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
Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Jon Pike, a philosophy professor at The Open University in England, argued that an open category should be created for transgender athletes to avoid any potential unfairness from biological males competing against girls and women.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Duffy and the union’s president have acknowledged the unfairness of their situation, which only adds more stress to their already stressful jobs.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
The reactionary league is constantly futzing after other versions of the sport implement fun rules, or promising to address unfairness when sensational NFL playoff battles have ended without a quarterback deity such as Peyton Manning or Josh Allen touching the ball.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
As boomers die, many will pass massive inheritances to their children, locking in decades of unfairness.
—Renaud Foucart, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
Democrats benefited from the old media order, which seemed perfectly fair to them; Republicans believe their points of view will get better treatment under Carr’s new one, freed from decades of unfairness.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Her challenge will be to persevere and make a good life for herself, despite the unfairness of tragedy.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfairness
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There are also such dark social themes in the film as corporate power, media control, social injustice, unemployment, poverty, drugs, mental health, police-state dynamics, and violence.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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But Deza, a lawyer who is considerably savvier than the public defenders that her case was previously foisted upon, takes an interest in the injustice and agrees to represent her pro-bono.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That media consensus is famously always too simple, and often flat wrong.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Majumdar’s most compelling insight—into collapsing social categories during a time of crisis—speaks to a broader global condition, in which the will to survive can obscure the line between right and wrong.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Unfairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairness. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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