"unjust" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌst/ Audio: en-us-unjust.ogg [US] Forms: more unjust [comparative], most unjust [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌst Etymology: From un- + just. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|just}} un- + just Head templates: {{en-adj}} unjust (comparative more unjust, superlative most unjust)
  1. Not fair, just or right. Synonyms: unfair Derived forms: unjust enrichment Related terms: justice, injustice Translations (not fair, just or right): ἄδικος (ádikos) (Ancient Greek), ظَالِم (ẓālim) (Arabic), جَائِر (jāʔir) (Arabic), անարդար (anardar) (Armenian), nidreptu (Aromanian), inxustu (Asturian), несправедлив (nespravedliv) (Bulgarian), injust (Catalan), 不公平的 (bù gōngpíng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 不公正的 (bù gōngzhèng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 非正義的 (Chinese Mandarin), 非正义的 (fēi zhèngyì de) (Chinese Mandarin), nespravedlivý (Czech), onrechtvaardig (Dutch), epäoikeudenmukainen (Finnish), injuste (French), inxusto (Galician), უსამართლო (usamartlo) (Georgian), ungerecht (German), nem tisztességes (Hungarian), igazságtalan (Hungarian), ranglátur (Icelandic), ainfhíréanta (Irish), aincheart (Irish), neamhchóir (Irish), éagórach (Irish), éigeart (Irish), neamhfhíréanta (Irish), ingiusto (Italian), 不正な (fusei na) (alt: ふせいな) (Japanese), 옳지 않은 (olchi aneun) (Korean), iniūrus (Latin), неправеден (nepraveden) (Macedonian), unrihtwīs (Old English), غیر عادلانه (Persian), غیر منصفانه (Persian), نامردی (nâmardi) [informal] (Persian), onjerajcht (Plautdietsch), niesprawiedliwy (Polish), injusto (Portuguese), nedrept (Romanian), injust (Romanian), несправедли́вый (nespravedlívyj) (Russian), injusto (Spanish), orättvis (Swedish), vrång (Swedish), adaletsiz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-unjust-en-adj-AxmSNbHN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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          "text": "The solution was very unjust."
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          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
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          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
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          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
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          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "nespravedlivý"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "onrechtvaardig"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "epäoikeudenmukainen"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "inxusto"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "usamartlo",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "უსამართლო"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "nem tisztességes"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "igazságtalan"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "ranglátur"
        },
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "ainfhíréanta"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "aincheart"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "neamhchóir"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "éagórach"
        },
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fusei na",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
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        },
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "olchi aneun",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "옳지 않은"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "iniūrus"
        },
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nepraveden",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "неправеден"
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          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "unrihtwīs"
        },
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "غیر عادلانه"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "غیر منصفانه"
        },
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "nâmardi",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "نامردی"
        },
        {
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "onjerajcht"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "niesprawiedliwy"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "injusto"
        },
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "nedrept"
        },
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "injust"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nespravedlívyj",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "несправедли́вый"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "injusto"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "orättvis"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "vrång"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not fair, just or right",
          "word": "adaletsiz"
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          "text": "The solution was very unjust."
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          "text": "The rain it raineth all around\nUpon the just and unjust fella;\nBut chiefly on the just because\nThe unjust stole the just’s umbrella."
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ẓālim",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "ظَالِم"
    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "jāʔir",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "جَائِر"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anardar",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "անարդար"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "nidreptu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "inxustu"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nespravedliv",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "несправедлив"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "injust"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bù gōngpíng de",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "不公平的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bù gōngzhèng de",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "不公正的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "非正義的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fēi zhèngyì de",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "非正义的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "nespravedlivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "onrechtvaardig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "epäoikeudenmukainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "injuste"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "inxusto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "usamartlo",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "უსამართლო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "ungerecht"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ádikos",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "ἄδικος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "nem tisztességes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "igazságtalan"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "ranglátur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "ainfhíréanta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "aincheart"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "neamhchóir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "éagórach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "éigeart"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "neamhfhíréanta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "ingiusto"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふせいな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fusei na",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "不正な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "olchi aneun",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "옳지 않은"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "iniūrus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nepraveden",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "неправеден"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "unrihtwīs"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "غیر عادلانه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "غیر منصفانه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nâmardi",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "نامردی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "onjerajcht"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "niesprawiedliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "injusto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "nedrept"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "injust"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nespravedlívyj",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "несправедли́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "injusto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "orättvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "vrång"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not fair, just or right",
      "word": "adaletsiz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unjust"
}

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