Inequity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnˈɛkwᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnˈɛkwɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnˈɛkwɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnˈɛkwᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unfairness

Antonyms

equity fairness

Word Forms

unfair

adjective

not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ungerechtigkeit

Ungerechtigkeit aufgrund der Nichteinhaltung von Regeln oder Standards

🇫🇷French

iniquité

injustice du fait du non-respect des règles ou des normes

🇪🇸Spanish

falta de equidad

Injusticia en virtud de no ajustarse a reglas o estándares.

🇮🇹Italian

iniquità

ingiustizia derivante dal non conformarsi a regole o standard

🇳🇱Dutch

ongelijkheid

onrecht door het niet naleven van regels of normen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desigualdade

injustiça em virtude de não se conformar com regras ou padrões

🇷🇺Russian

неравенство

несправедливость в силу несоответствия правилам или стандартам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अन्याय

नियमों या मानकों के अनुरूप न होने के कारण अन्याय

🇧🇩Bengali

অসাম্য

নিয়ম বা মান মেনে না চলার কারণে অবিচার

🇮🇳Tamil

சமத்துவமின்மை

விதிகள் அல்லது தரநிலைகளுடன் இணங்காததன் காரணமாக அநீதி

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమానత

నియమాలు లేదా ప్రమాణాలకు అనుగుణంగా లేని కారణంగా అన్యాయం

🇮🇳Marathi

असमानता

नियम किंवा मानकांचे पालन न केल्यामुळे अन्याय

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસમાનતા

નિયમો અથવા ધોરણોને અનુરૂપ ન હોવાના કારણે અન્યાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮಾನತೆ

ನಿಯಮಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಮಾನದಂಡಗಳಿಗೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿಲ್ಲದ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ಅನ್ಯಾಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസമത്വം

നിയമങ്ങളോ മാനദണ്ഡങ്ങളോ പാലിക്കാത്തതിനാൽ അനീതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਮਾਨਤਾ

ਨਿਯਮਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਪਦੰਡਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਬੇਇਨਸਾਫ਼ੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

عدم مساوات

قوانین یا معیارات کے مطابق نہ ہونے کی وجہ سے ناانصافی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不平等

因不遵守规则或标准而造成的不公正

🇯🇵Japanese

不公平

規則や基準に従わないことによる不正

🇰🇷Korean

불공정

규칙이나 기준을 따르지 않음으로 인한 불의

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bất bình đẳng

bất công do không tuân thủ các quy tắc hoặc tiêu chuẩn

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่เท่าเทียมกัน

ความอยุติธรรมโดยอาศัยการไม่ปฏิบัติตามกฎเกณฑ์หรือมาตรฐาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakadilan

ketidakadilan karena tidak mematuhi aturan atau standar

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pagkakapantay-pantay

kawalan ng katarungan dahil sa hindi pagsunod sa mga tuntunin o pamantayan

🇲🇾Malay

ketidaksamaan

ketidakadilan kerana tidak mematuhi peraturan atau piawaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم المساواة

الظلم بسبب عدم الالتزام بالقواعد أو المعايير

🇮🇷Persian

نابرابری

بی عدالتی به دلیل عدم انطباق با قوانین یا استانداردها

🇹🇷Turkish

eşitsizlik

kurallara veya standartlara uymama nedeniyle adaletsizlik

🇮🇱Hebrew

אי שוויון

עוול מתוקף אי התאמה לכללים או לסטנדרטים

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