Unfairness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

partiality that is not fair or equitable

injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnfˈɛɹnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnfˈeənəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnfˈeənəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnfˈɛɹnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inequity iniquity shabbiness injustice

Antonyms

equity fairness

Word Forms

unfair	adjective	not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
shabby	adjective	mean and unworthy and despicable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ungerechtigkeit

Parteilichkeit, die nicht fair oder gerecht ist

🇫🇷French

injustice

partialité qui n'est pas juste ou équitable

🇪🇸Spanish

injusticia

parcialidad que no es justa o equitativa

🇮🇹Italian

ingiustizia

parzialità che non è giusta o equa

🇳🇱Dutch

oneerlijkheid

partijdigheid die niet eerlijk of billijk is

🇵🇹Portuguese

injustiça

parcialidade que não é justa ou equitativa

🇷🇺Russian

несправедливость

пристрастность, которая не является справедливой или равноправной

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनौचित्य

पक्षपात जो उचित या न्यायसंगत नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্যায়

পক্ষপাত যা ন্যায্য বা ন্যায়সঙ্গত নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அநியாயம்

நியாயமான அல்லது சமத்துவமில்லாத பாரபட்சம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అన్యాయం

నిష్పక్షపాతం న్యాయమైనది లేదా సమానమైనది కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अन्याय

पक्षपात जो न्याय्य किंवा न्याय्य नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અન્યાય

પક્ષપાત કે જે ન્યાયી અથવા ન્યાયી નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನ್ಯಾಯ

ನ್ಯಾಯೋಚಿತ ಅಥವಾ ನ್ಯಾಯಸಮ್ಮತವಲ್ಲದ ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്യായം

ന്യായമോ നീതിയോ ഇല്ലാത്ത പക്ഷപാതം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਇਨਸਾਫ਼ੀ

ਪੱਖਪਾਤ ਜੋ ਨਿਰਪੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناانصافی

جانبداری جو منصفانہ یا منصفانہ نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不公平

不公平或不公平的偏袒

🇯🇵Japanese

不公平

公平または公平ではない偏り

🇰🇷Korean

불공정

공정하지 않거나 공평하지 않은 편파성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bất công

một phần không công bằng hoặc công bằng

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่ยุติธรรม

ความลำเอียงที่ไม่ยุติธรรมหรือเสมอภาค

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakadilan

keberpihakan yang tidak adil dan tidak merata

🇵🇭Filipino

infairness

pagtatangi na hindi patas o patas

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakadilan

pilih kasih yang tidak adil atau saksama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الظلم

التحيز غير العادل أو المنصف

🇮🇷Persian

بی انصافی

جانبداری که منصفانه یا منصفانه نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

adaletsizlik

adil veya eşitlikçi olmayan taraf tutma

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר הגינות

חלקיות שאינה הוגנת או שוויונית

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