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injustice meaning

EN[ɪnˈdʒʌs.tɪs]
WInjustice
  • Injustice is a quality relating to unfairness or undeserved outcomes. The term may be applied in reference to a particular event or situation, or to a larger status quo.
  • The sense of injustice is a universal human feature, though the exact circumstances considered unjust can vary from culture to culture.
  • The sense of injustice can be a powerful motivational condition, causing people to take action not just to defend themselves but also others who they perceive to be unfairly treated.
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    Definition of injustice in English Dictionary

  • NounPLinjusticesPREin-SUF-ice
    1. Absence of justice; unjustice.
      1. Violation of the rights of another person.
        1. Unfairness; the state of not being fair or just.
          1. The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.
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        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • This one-billion-dollar TV contract is the paramount example of the injustices in the game. Look at the money we make off predominately poor black kids. We're the whoremasters. — Dale Brown
          • City felt they were victims of an injustice after 16 minutes when Silva's free-kick floated straight in, but French official Stephane Lannoy adjudged that Joleon Lescott had fouled keeper Jorg Butt.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Morphemes
          • Prefixes
            • Words by prefix
              • Words prefixed with in-
          • Nouns
            • Countable nouns
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          2. en injustices
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          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of injustice for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "injustice" is a morpheme, more specifically, a prefixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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