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 Hanna’s Town Resolves, a document signed along Forbes Road in 1775 by citizens of Westmoreland County, protested the injustices of the British Parliament.
    Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
  • Wherever Kelly Davis looked injustice in the eye, or inequity or the misuse of authority, outrage surely followed.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026
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  • Brown, though, is in the prime of his career and no doubt eager to prove the Celtics wrong for trading him after a decade in Boston.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Everything that can go wrong goes worse.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 June 2026

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“Unjustness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustness. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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