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unfairness

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un⋅fair

  [uhn-fair]
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–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 , fair 1

Related forms:
un⋅fair⋅ly, adverb
un⋅fair⋅ness, noun
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un·fair   (ŭn-fâr')   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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