INJUSTICE
Dictionary entry overview: What does injustice mean?
• INJUSTICE (noun)
The noun INJUSTICE has 2 senses:
1. an unjust act
2. the practice of being unjust or unfair
Familiarity information: INJUSTICE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INJUSTICE (noun)
Meaning:
An unjust act
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
injustice; shabbiness; iniquity; unfairness
Hypernyms ("injustice" is a kind of...):
actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct (activity that transgresses moral or civil law)
Meaning:
The practice of being unjust or unfair
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
unjustness; injustice
Hypernyms ("injustice" is a kind of...):
unrighteousness (failure to adhere to moral principles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "injustice"):
inequity; unfairness (injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards)
wrong; wrongfulness (that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law)
Antonym:
justice (the quality of being just or fair)
