injusticenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ɪnˈdʒʌs.tɪs/us/ɪnˈdʒʌs.tɪs/C1 (an example of) a situation in which there is no fairness and justice:
The sight of people suffering arouses a deep sense of injustice in her.
They were aware of the injustices of the system.
See also
unjust
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
- ableism
- arbitrary
- be a bit much idiom
- bias
- biased
- favouritism
- ghettoize
- hate crime
- inequitable
- inequity
- prejudicial
- sexism
- sexist
- shortchange
- slant
- unfair
- unjust
- unprovoked
- unsportsmanlike
- you're having a laugh idiom
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