unjust
[uhn-juhst]
- not just; lacking in justice or fairness: unjust criticism; an unjust ruler.
- Archaic. unfaithful or dishonest.
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Origin of unjust
Synonyms
See more synonyms for unjust on Thesaurus.com1. inequitable, partial, unfair, prejudiced, biased; undeserved, unmerited, unjustifiable.
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Examples from the Web for unjust
Contemporary Examples
With your unkind and unjust words, you continue to cause harm to LGBT people in your religious communities.
Jackson had several notable confrontations with cadets who were unhappy with him or who felt he had been unjust.
It is entirely possible that some young blacks are now being prepared to act as scourges of the unjust American social order.
The original essay that Mark writes that goes viral, when that phrase was new, was called Motivation in an Unjust World.
Surely they believe as well that the very concept of an ethnic nation “chosen” by God is phony and unjust.
Historical Examples
Besides, it is very possible that you are unjust to Hipparete.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
The question which you have to consider is whether this war is just or unjust.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
The thing would be raging madness—as unjust to Hester as to himself!
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
There shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
An Explanation of Luther's Small CatechismJoseph Stump
"Then, you are cruel to lay it over me; you are cruel and unjust," declared the boy.
The Boy Life of NapoleonEugenie Foa
unjust
- not in accordance with accepted standards of fairness or justice; unfair
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Word Origin and History for unjust
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