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3 dictionary results for: unfairness
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un·fair       [uhn-fair] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
2.disproportionate; undue; beyond what is proper or fitting: an unfair share.
[Origin: bef. 900; 1705–15 for def. 1; ME: uncomely, ugly; OE unfæger; c. ON ūfagr. See un-1, fair1]

—Related forms
un·fair·ly, adverb
un·fair·ness, noun
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un·fair       (ŭn-fâr')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   un·fair·er, un·fair·est
  1. Not just or evenhanded; biased: an unfair call by an umpire.
  2. Contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce; unethical: unfair trading.

un·fair'ly adv., un·fair'ness n.
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unfairness

noun
1. partiality that is not fair or equitable [ant: candor] 
2. injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards [ant: equity] 
3. an unjust act [syn: injustice] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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