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Definition of injustice noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

injustice

 noun
noun
NAmE//ɪnˈdʒʌstəs//
 
[uncountable, countable]
 
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  • the fact of a situation being unfair and of people not being treated equally; an unfair act or an example of unfair treatment fighting against poverty and injustice a burning sense of injustice social injustice She was enraged at the injustice of the remark. The report exposes the injustices of the system. opposite justice
    • Idioms
    do yourself/somebody an injustice
     
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    to judge yourself/someone unfairly We may have been doing him an injustice. This work is good.
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