Words / B2

in-JUST-is/ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/

Injustice is unfair treatment, or an unfair event: a grave injustice; injustice in sentencing. Justice is the opposite noun (already in the dictionary). Unfairness is everyday. The editorial overclaimed an injustice. Formal and moral. Do not use it for a late bus unless you argue a rights point.

Meaning

Unfair treatment, or an unfair event or situation.

Examples

• “The editorial called the late bus an injustice, which overclaimed the evidence.”
• “The report documented injustice in housing allocations, which is the policy sense.”

Good to know

an injustice; a sense of injustice. Opposite: justice. Everyday: unfairness. Editorials and law. Stronger than a inconvenience.

Near in meaning

unfairness

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