Dictionary

unjust en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌst/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Archaic Latin *iowos, *iowez- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Archaic Latin -tus Archaic Latin iovestos Latin iūstus Old French justebor. Middle English juste English just English unjust From un- + just.

Meanings

1. Not fair, just or right.
   • This ſtraunge vnwelcome and vnhappie newes, Of theſe vnnaturall Rebels and vniust, That threaten wracke vnto this wretched Land, Aye me affrights my womans mazed minde, Burdens my heart, and interrupts my ſleepe, […] 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I:
   • The rain it raineth all around Upon the just and unjust fella; But chiefly on the just because The unjust stole the just’s umbrella. a. 1947, anonymous, as published in 1947, ed. Iona and Peter Opie, I Saw Esau: Traditional Rhymes of Youth
   • The solution was very unjust.
   • The Gen Z generation is bringing “good trouble” — a term coined by civil rights activist and politician John Lewis for nonviolent protests against unjust situations — to the “9-9-6 work culture.” 2025 August 4, Bryan Robinson, “The ‘9-9-6 Work Schedule’ Could Be Coming To Your Workplace Soon”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2025:

Forms

Antonyms

just

Deriveds

unjust enrichment · unjustness · unjustly

Relateds

injustice · justice

Synonyms

unfair · invidious

Translations (48)

rup nidreptu (not fair, just or right) · ast inxustu (not fair, just or right) · cmn 不公平的 (not fair, just or right) · ar ظَالِم (not fair, just or right) · cmn 不公正的 (not fair, just or right) · gl inxusto (not fair, just or right) · ga neamhfhíréanta (not fair, just or right) · bg несправедлив (not fair, just or right) · ga éagórach (not fair, just or right) · wyi wy-koorong koogajek (not fair, just or right) · pt injusto (not fair, just or right) · is ranglátur (not fair, just or right) · sv orättvis (not fair, just or right) · ca injust (not fair, just or right) · ka უსამართლო (not fair, just or right) · ko 옳지 않은 (not fair, just or right) · ja 不正な (not fair, just or right) · ar جَائِر (not fair, just or right) · ga éigeart (not fair, just or right) · de ungerecht (not fair, just or right) · la iniūrus (not fair, just or right) · ro nedrept (not fair, just or right) · tr adaletsiz (not fair, just or right) · ru несправедли́вый (not fair, just or right) · sv vrång (not fair, just or right) · mk неправеден (not fair, just or right) · pdt onjerajcht (not fair, just or right) · ang unrihtwīs (not fair, just or right) · ota عدالتسز (not fair, just or right) · es injusto (not fair, just or right) · fa غیر منصفانه (not fair, just or right) · fa غیر عادلانه (not fair, just or right) · grc ἄδικος (not fair, just or right) · nl onrechtvaardig (not fair, just or right) · ga ainfhíréanta (not fair, just or right) · fr injuste (not fair, just or right) · fa نامردی (not fair, just or right) · ro injust (not fair, just or right) · fi epäoikeudenmukainen (not fair, just or right) · pl niesprawiedliwy (not fair, just or right) · hu igazságtalan (not fair, just or right) · ga neamhchóir (not fair, just or right) · cmn 非正義的 /非正义的 (not fair, just or right) · cs nespravedlivý (not fair, just or right) · hy անարդար (not fair, just or right) · hu nem tisztességes (not fair, just or right) · it ingiusto (not fair, just or right) · ga aincheart (not fair, just or right)