injustice

noun

/ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/

[uncountable, countable]Idioms

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the fact of a situation being unfair and of people not being treated equally; an unfair act or an example of unfair treatment
- We are committed to fighting against poverty and injustice.
- a burning sense of injustice
- Social and political injustice seemed to be getting worse rather than better.
- She was enraged at the injustice of the remark.
- The report exposes the injustices of the system.
opposite justice
Extra Examples
- It would be an injustice to the man to imprison him for life.
- She remains adamant that an injustice was done.
- She was acclaimed for speaking out against injustice.
- She was overwhelmed by the injustice of it all.
- The trial was regarded as the greatest injustice of the post-war criminal justice system.
- They see the injustice and want to help.
- a novel that sets out to expose social injustice
- a terrible injustice by the police
- people who work hard to correct society's injustices
- I did not really see myself as a victim of injustice.
- She felt a burning sense of injustice with regard to the situation.
- The court decided that he certainly had suffered an injustice.
- They were convinced that a grave injustice had been done.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- grave
- great
- gross
- …
verb + injustice
- experience
- suffer
- regard something as
- …
preposition
- injustice by
- injustice to
phrases
- the injustice of it all
- a sense of injustice
- a victim of injustice
- …
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin injustitia, from in- ‘not’ + justus ‘just, right’.

Idioms

do yourself/somebody an injustice

to judge yourself/somebody unfairly
- We may have been doing him an injustice. This work is good.
- Perhaps I'm doing you an injustice.

单词	injustice
释义	injustice noun /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/ /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/ [uncountable, countable]Idioms jump to other results the fact of a situation being unfair and of people not being treated equally; an unfair act or an example of unfair treatment We are committed to fighting against poverty and injustice. a burning sense of injustice Social and political injustice seemed to be getting worse rather than better. She was enraged at the injustice of the remark. The report exposes the injustices of the system. opposite justice Extra Examples It would be an injustice to the man to imprison him for life. She remains adamant that an injustice was done. She was acclaimed for speaking out against injustice. She was overwhelmed by the injustice of it all. The trial was regarded as the greatest injustice of the post-war criminal justice system. They see the injustice and want to help. a novel that sets out to expose social injustice a terrible injustice by the police people who work hard to correct society's injustices I did not really see myself as a victim of injustice. She felt a burning sense of injustice with regard to the situation. The court decided that he certainly had suffered an injustice. They were convinced that a grave injustice had been done. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective grave great gross … verb + injustice experience suffer regard something as … preposition injustice by injustice to phrases the injustice of it all a sense of injustice a victim of injustice … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin injustitia, from in- ‘not’ + justus ‘just, right’. Idioms do yourself/somebody an injustice to judge yourself/somebody unfairly We may have been doing him an injustice. This work is good. Perhaps I'm doing you an injustice.
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