Dictionary

injustice en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/ (US)
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Etymology

From Middle English injustice, from Old French injustice, from Latin iniustitia. Equivalent to in- + justice. Displaced native Old English unrihtwīsnes.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) Absence of justice; unjustice.
(countable, uncountable) Violation of the rights of another person or people.
- I was not just the President of Southern Americans or white Americans. I was the President of all Americans. I believed that a huge injustice had been perpetrated for hundreds of years on every black man, woman, and child in the United States. I did not think that our nation could endure much longer as a viable democracy if that injustice were allowed to continue. 1971, Lyndon Johnson, The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 39:
- The movie delivers a critical and analytical 'unfolding of the circumstances of Reality [Winner]’s life, starting with her childhood in Texas, in order to reveal her sense of deceptions and injustices that pass largely unchallenged in everyday American life. 2024 September 11, Richard Brody, ““Winner” Takes Political Comedy Seriously”, in The New Yorker:
- Silence in the face of gross injustice, or support for it, or even active involvement therein, comes at a price.
(countable, uncountable) Unfairness; the state of not being fair or just.
- The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card. 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
injustices	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

injustice collector · Injustice · injustice collecting · do injustice · injustice collection

injustly · just · injust · unjust · justice

Synonyms

wrong · justicelessness · wrength · unjustice

Translations (195)

sw dhuluma (absence of justice) · ru несправедли́вость (violation of the rights of another) · nb urett (absence of justice) · ar ظُلْم (absence of justice) · is óréttlæti (absence of justice) · la iniūria (absence of justice) · ky адилетсиздик (absence of justice) · cs bezpráví (absence of justice) · hy անարդարություն (absence of justice) · cs křivda (absence of justice) · hi नाइनसाफ़ी (absence of justice) · sl krivica (violation of the rights of another) · az ədalətsizlik (absence of justice) · sh нѐпра̄вда (violation of the rights of another) · sv oförrätt (violation of the rights of another) · bg беззако́ние (absence of justice) · gv aggair (violation of the rights of another) · yue 不公平 (absence of justice) · hi अन्याय (violation of the rights of another) · cs nespravedlivost (absence of justice) · ps بې انصافي (absence of justice) · tl labag sa katarungan (absence of justice) · ja 不正 (absence of justice) · fi vääryys (absence of justice) · be несправядлі́васьць (violation of the rights of another) · rsk беззакониє (absence of justice) · ceb inhustisya (violation of the rights of another) · pl niesprawiedliwość (violation of the rights of another) · ceb inhustisya (absence of justice) · gl inxustiza (absence of justice) · sh nèprāvda (absence of justice) · ur ظُلْم (absence of justice) · rsk нєправда (violation of the rights of another) · ota ظلم (violation of the rights of another) · hi बेइनसाफ़ी (absence of justice) · sa अन्याय (absence of justice) · tg беадолатӣ (absence of justice) · de Ungerechtigkeit (absence of justice) · it ingiustizia (absence of justice) · de Unrecht (absence of justice) · uk безпра́в'я (absence of justice) · et ebaõiglus (absence of justice) · mk неправда (absence of justice) · sh беза́коње (absence of justice) · fa-ira بیعِدالَتی (absence of justice) · lo ຄວາມບໍ່ຍຸດຕິທຳ (absence of justice) · be несправядлі́васць (violation of the rights of another) · az zülm (absence of justice) · bn অবিচার (absence of justice) · ang unrihtwīsnes (absence of justice) · ur بے اِنْصافی (absence of justice) · kk әділетсіздік (absence of justice) · pt injustiça (absence of justice) · ps بېعدالتي (absence of justice) · zdj udhulumifu (absence of justice) · tg зулм (absence of justice) · yue 不平 (absence of justice) · ug ئادالەتسىزلىك (absence of justice) · sh бѐспра̄вље (absence of justice) · tr adaletsizlik (absence of justice) · vi sự bất công (absence of justice) · lt neteisybė (absence of justice) · tr haksızlık (violation of the rights of another) · sh bezákonje (absence of justice) · ang unrihtwīsnes (violation of the rights of another) · fr injustice (absence of justice) · sh krȋvda (violation of the rights of another) · tk adalatsyzlyk (absence of justice) · cmn 不平 (absence of justice) · sk nespravodlivosť (absence of justice) · de Ungerechtigkeit (violation of the rights of another) · ca injustícia (violation of the rights of another) · vi bất công (absence of justice) · sl krivica (absence of justice) · pl niesprawiedliwość (absence of justice) · da uretfærdighed (violation of the rights of another) · nl onrechtvaardigheid (absence of justice) · fa-ira سِتَم (absence of justice) · ar جَوْر (violation of the rights of another) · sl nepravičnost (absence of justice) · id ketidakadilan (absence of justice) · mk неправда (violation of the rights of another) · pl bezprawie (absence of justice) · be бяспра́ўе (absence of justice) · cmn 不公平 (absence of justice) · ast inxusticia (violation of the rights of another) · rup adichii (absence of justice) · nl onrecht (absence of justice) · uk несправедли́вість (absence of justice) · ja 不公平 (absence of justice) · tg ситам (absence of justice) · ro nedreptate (absence of justice) · rsk безправє (absence of justice) · ps ظلم (absence of justice) · da uretfærdighed (absence of justice) · nb urettferdighet (absence of justice) · rup strãmbãtati (absence of justice) · gl inxustiza (violation of the rights of another) · ko 부정 (absence of justice) · sh нѐпра̄вда (absence of justice) · be несправядлі́васьць (absence of justice) · be беззако́нне (absence of justice) · my မတရားမှု (absence of justice) · grc ἀδικία (absence of justice) · kmr bêedaletî (absence of justice) · sv orättvisa (violation of the rights of another) · be беззако́ньне (absence of justice) · uz adolatsizlik (absence of justice) · sk krivda (absence of justice) · ast inxusticia (absence of justice) · sh кри̑вда (absence of justice) · be несправядлі́васць (absence of justice) · lo ຄວາມອະຍຸຕິທຳ (absence of justice) · lo ຄວາມບໍ່ເປັນທຳ (absence of justice) · el αδικία (violation of the rights of another) · lv netaisnība (absence of justice) · es injusticia (absence of justice) · rsk беззаконносц (absence of justice) · sq padrejtësi (absence of justice) · hu igazságtalanság (violation of the rights of another) · th ความอยุติธรรม (absence of justice) · pl krzywda (absence of justice) · ar جَوْر (absence of justice) · ko 불공평 (absence of justice) · sl nepravičnost (violation of the rights of another) · ka უსამართლობა (absence of justice) · tt гаделсезлек (absence of justice) · it ingiustizia (violation of the rights of another) · gv aggair (absence of justice) · mk кривда (absence of justice) · hi अधर्म (violation of the rights of another) · sh nèprāvda (violation of the rights of another) · crh adaletsizlik (absence of justice) · ru несправедли́вость (absence of justice) · fi epäoikeudenmukaisuus (absence of justice) · rsk кривда (violation of the rights of another) · ur نا اِنْصافی (absence of justice) · bg несправедли́вост (absence of justice) · bn অন্যায় (absence of justice) · grc ἀδικία (violation of the rights of another) · ja 不義 (absence of justice) · ota عدالتسزلك (absence of justice) · da uret (absence of justice) · ar ظُلْم (violation of the rights of another) · ru беспра́вие (absence of justice) · mr अन्याय (violation of the rights of another) · cs nespravedlnost (absence of justice) · mr अन्याय (absence of justice) · sk bezprávie (absence of justice) · gd eucoir (violation of the rights of another) · fa-ira ظُلْم (absence of justice) · ro injustiție (absence of justice) · ko 부당 (absence of justice) · bg несправедли́вост (violation of the rights of another) · el αδικία (absence of justice) · ga éagóir (absence of justice) · mt inġustizzja (absence of justice) · fi vääryys (violation of the rights of another) · ro strâmbătate (absence of justice) · km អយុត្តិធម៌ (absence of justice) · ht abi (absence of justice) · sh bèsprāvlje (absence of justice) · fi epäoikeudenmukaisuus (violation of the rights of another) · cs nespravedlnost (violation of the rights of another) · hi ज़ुल्म (absence of justice) · hi नाइंसाफ़ी (absence of justice) · sh krȋvda (absence of justice) · ko 불의 (absence of justice) · ca injustícia (absence of justice) · th ความไม่เป็นธรรม (absence of justice) · sk nespravodlivosť (violation of the rights of another) · sh кри̑вда (violation of the rights of another) · tg беинсофи (absence of justice) · fr injustice (violation of the rights of another) · rup nidriptati (absence of justice) · hi अन्याय (absence of justice) · sv orättvisa (absence of justice) · tr adaletsizlik (violation of the rights of another) · kmr neadaletî (absence of justice) · az haqsızlıq (absence of justice) · hu igazságtalanság (absence of justice) · es injusticia (violation of the rights of another) · hi बेइंसाफ़ी (absence of justice) · ru беззако́ние (absence of justice) · ms ketidakadilan (absence of justice) · mn шударга бус байдал (absence of justice) · uk беззако́ння (absence of justice) · pt injustiça (violation of the rights of another) · uk несправедли́вість (violation of the rights of another) · bg кри́вда (absence of justice) · fa-ira بیاِنْصافی (absence of justice) · gd eucoir (absence of justice) · ja 不当 (absence of justice) · sw dhuluma (violation of the rights of another) · sk krivda (violation of the rights of another)