injustice.

Treatment or circumstances that deny someone fairness or what they are entitled to.

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Words that belong together

• social injustice
• grave injustice

On the page

The appeal addressed a grave injustice.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular injustice; plural injustices. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.