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TOEFL BNC: 6876 COCA: 6053

injustice

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injustice /ɪnˈʤʌstəs/ noun
plural injustices
injustice
/ɪnˈʤʌstəs/
noun
plural injustices
Learner's definition of INJUSTICE
: unfair treatment : a situation in which the rights of a person or a group of people are ignored不公正；不公平
[noncount]
[count]

do (someone or something) an injustice

: to treat (someone or something) in an unfair way待…不公平
TOEFL BNC: 6876 COCA: 6053

injustice

noun

in·​jus·​tice (ˌ)in-ˈjə-stəs How to pronounce injustice (audio)
1
: absence of justice : violation of right or of the rights of another : unfairness
2
: an unjust act : wrong

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for injustice

injustice, injury, wrong, grievance mean an act that inflicts undeserved hurt.

injustice applies to any act that involves unfairness to another or violation of one's rights.

the injustices suffered by the lower classes

injury applies in law specifically to an injustice for which one may sue to recover compensation.

libel constitutes a legal injury

wrong applies also in law to any act punishable according to the criminal code; it may apply more generally to any flagrant injustice.

determined to right society's wrongs

grievance applies to a circumstance or condition that constitutes an injustice to the sufferer and gives just ground for complaint.

a list of employee grievances

Example Sentences

The organization is devoted to fighting economic injustice. The law is part of an effort to correct an old injustice.
Recent Examples on the Web The string of cities that line Monterey Bay have a record of racial injustice, says Trần, who last year co-founded the multiracial Coalition for Asian Justice in response to the rise in hate crimes. Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2022 For the first couple of months after Griner’s detainment, her friends, family, and colleagues in the W.N.B.A.—a group of women not known for staying silent in the face of injustice—were unusually quiet. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2022 In the report, 17-year-old Kadija voiced her frustration around the topic of racial injustice through her original painting. Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant, 2 Sep. 2022 No Southern city has experienced a longer and more damaging legacy of environmental injustice than Birmingham. Shane Loeffler, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2022 So often in times of racial, gender or socioeconomic injustice, the folx from underrepresented groups are almost immediately called on to organize, develop action plans, implement and execute those plans, and have all of the answers. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 29 July 2022 The killing, captured in bystander video, sparked protests worldwide and a reckoning of racial injustice. Amy Forliti, ajc, 27 July 2022 The killing, captured in bystander video, sparked protests worldwide and a reckoning of racial injustice. Amy Forliti, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2022 The killing, captured in bystander video, sparked protests worldwide and a reckoning of racial injustice. Amy Forliti, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin injustitia, from injustus unjust, from in- + justus just

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of injustice was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing injustice
TOEFL BNC: 6876 COCA: 6053
injustice

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + INJUSTICE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤grave, great, gross, terrible嚴重的不公；極為不公；非常不公▸➤perceived感受到的不公▸➤economic, environmental, historical, political, racial, social經濟上的不公平；環境方面的不公正；歷史上的不公；政治上的不公正；種族歧視；社會的不公正VERB + INJUSTICE➤experience, suffer經受／遭受不公◇He suffered the injustice of being punished for a crime which he did not commit.他未犯罪而受罰，蒙受了不白之冤。➤regard sth as認為⋯不公正◇The trial was regarded as the greatest injustice of the post-war criminal justice system.那次審判被認為是戰後刑事司法體系中最不公正的一次。➤cause (law法律) , commit, do (sb/yourself)引起不公正；做不公正的事；待（某人／自己）不公正◇She remains adamant that an injustice was done.她依然堅持認為那件事情不公平。◇We may have been doing him an injustice. This work is good.我們可能委屈他了，其實這件作品很不錯。➤expose揭露不公正◇a novel that sets out to expose social injustice旨在揭露社會不公的一部小說➤see看到不公◇They see the injustice and want to help.他們看到了其中的不公，因而想要出手相助。➤fight, fight against, protest, protest against, speak out against, struggle against反抗不公正；抗議不公平；大膽抨擊不公正；與不公正鬥爭◇She was acclaimed for speaking out against injustice.她因為大膽抨擊不公現象而受到讚揚。➤correct, rectify, redress, remedy糾正不公平；糾正不公正的行為◇people who work hard to correct society's injustices致力於糾正社會種種不公現象的人➤stop結束不公正PREPOSITION➤injustice by⋯的不公正行為◇a terrible injustice by the police警察極為不公正的行為➤injustice to對⋯的不公正◇It would be an injustice to the man to imprison him for life.判處終身監禁對他是不公平的。PHRASES➤the injustice of it all整個情形的不公平◇She was overwhelmed by the injustice of it all (= of the situation).不公平的現狀讓她受不了。➤a sense of injustice, a victim of injustice遭受不公待遇的感覺；不公正行為的受害者

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