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   injustice

   /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/

   noun

   • 1. lack of fairness or justice: "she was taken aback by the injustice of Nora's remark"
   • ▪ an unjust act or occurrence: "brooding over life's injustices" Similar unfairnessunjustnessinequitycorruptioncrueltybrutalitytyrannydespotismrepressionsuppressionexploitationbiasprejudicebigotryfavouritismpartialityone-sidednessdiscriminationpartisanshipintolerancewronginjuryoffenceunjust actevilvillainycrimesininiquitymisdeedoutrageatrocityscandaldisgracemonstrosityaffrontgrievanceOpposite justice

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin injustitia, from in- ‘not’ + justus ‘just, right’.

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