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
  • But when it’s tied to a famously corrupt institution like FIFA, the claims of grave injustice intensify and feel almost like the buildup to war.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
  • Eliska Hamzova scored just eight points in just under nine minutes of action, but the stats sheet does an injustice to her impact on the game.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 14 July 2026
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  • This was deliberate and not a fashion or ordered-the-wrong-size-on-Amazon mistake.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
  • Without quick feedback, the wrong-but-confident answer never gets corrected.
    Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

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“Unjustness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustness. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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