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Unfairness   /ənfˈɛrnəs/   Listen
Unfairness

noun
1.
Partiality that is not fair or equitable.
2.
Injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards.  Synonym: inequity.
3.
An unjust act.  Synonyms: iniquity, injustice, shabbiness.





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... is on paper made from wood alone. Both descriptions of paper have borne the test of time extremely well. Murray, in his Practical remarks on modern paper, speaks of Koops and his inventions with much ignorance and unfairness. ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 34, June 22, 1850 • Various
... charges of unfairness and fraud between the great parties should cease and that the sincerity of those who profess a desire for pure and honest elections should be brought to the test of their willingness to free our legislation and our election methods ...
— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX. • Benjamin Harrison
... place. Jack Armstrong soon found that he had tackled a man as strong and skilful as himself; and his friends, seeing him likely to get the worst of it, swarmed to his assistance, almost succeeding, by tripping and kicking, in getting Lincoln down. At the unfairness of this Lincoln became suddenly and furiously angry, put forth his entire strength, lifted the pride of Clary's Grove in his arms like a child, and holding him high in the air, almost choked the life out of him. It seemed for a moment as though a general fight must ...
— The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln • Helen Nicolay
... been intense and often bitter. No matter what the contest was, whether between two boats, or two bullies in the ring, it at once assumed the magnitude of a national one, and no matter how conducted, the winner was always charged with unfairness. It so happened that Forrest and Macready were the two popular tragic actors on either side of the Atlantic. If they had stayed at home, nothing would have been thought of it, but each invaded the domain of the other, ...
— The Great Riots of New York 1712 to 1873 • J.T. Headley
... of Robert Smalls was so brilliant that no amount of unfairness or prejudice has been able to shadow it. It is well known to all students of the War of the Rebellion and is recorded in ...
— History of the American Negro in the Great World War • W. Allison Sweeney


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