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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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
  • The killing, captured on bystander video, sparked protests in 2020 as part of a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice.
    Riley Moser, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Suffering may never disappear completely, and life may remain filled with uncertainty and injustice.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs.
    Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mosser has not come to the negotiating table just yet, but Richardson says his office is determined to fix a wrong.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Unjustness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustness. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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