unfair
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) IPA: /ʌnˈfɛə(ɹ)/, [ɐnˈfɛə(ɹ)], /ʌnˈfɛː(ɹ)/, [ɐnˈfɛː(ɹ)]
- (GenAm) IPA: /ʌnˈfɛɚ/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛə(r)
Etymology [edit]
Adjective [edit]
unfair (comparative unfairer, superlative unfairest)
- Not fair, unjust.
- 2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 162:
- He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.
- It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.
- 2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 162:
See also [edit]
- biased
- cheating
- discriminatory
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- disproportionate
- excessive
- foul
- inequitable
- invidious
- partial
- prejudiced
- underhanded
- unequal
- unethical
- uneven
- unfavorable
- unjust
- unjustified
- unwarranted
- wrong
- wrongful
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
not fair
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German [edit]
Adjective [edit]
unfair (comparative unfairer, superlative am unfairsten)
