unjustness

1
as in injustice
the state of being unfair or unjust the sheer unjustness of the accusation infuriated her beyond words

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2
as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this life seemed to treat him with an unjustness that was immensely frustrating

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Recent Examples of unjustness But Panahi, inspired by his own daughter’s similar act of defiance, never loses sight of the policy’s unjustness, either, and the extremes required for something that in every other part of the world is naturally taken for granted. Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
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Noun
  • These injustices also coalesce with innumerable historical and contemporary global histories of genocide and displacement.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That organization awards grants to reduce poverty, stop injustice, and advance human welfare and has awarded about $4 billion across thousands of grants.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Prosecutors said Clancy planned to strangle her children and knew right from wrong.
    Mark Osborne, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The case for instant replay was that it was supposed to right historical wrongs.
    Will Leitch, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Unjustness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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