UNJUSTNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unjustness mean? 

• UNJUSTNESS (noun)
  The noun UNJUSTNESS has 1 sense:

1. the practice of being unjust or unfair

  Familiarity information: UNJUSTNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNJUSTNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The practice of being unjust or unfair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

injustice; unjustness

Hypernyms ("unjustness" is a kind of...):

unrighteousness (failure to adhere to moral principles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unjustness"):

inequity; unfairness (injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards)

wrong; wrongfulness (that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law)

Derivation:

unjust (not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception)

unjust (not equitable or fair)

unjust (violating principles of justice)