unjust

[ uhn-juhst ]

/ ʌnˈdʒʌst /

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adjective

not just; lacking in justice or fairness: unjust criticism; an unjust ruler.

Archaic. unfaithful or dishonest.

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Origin of unjust

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un-¹, just¹

SYNONYMS FOR unjust

1. inequitable, partial, unfair, prejudiced, biased; undeserved, unmerited, unjustifiable.

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Related formsun·just·ly, adverbun·just·ness, noun

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With your unkind and unjust words, you continue to cause harm to LGBT people in your religious communities.
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jackson had several notable confrontations with cadets who were unhappy with him or who felt he had been unjust.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The original essay that Mark writes that goes viral, when that phrase was new, was called Motivation in an Unjust World.
The Author Of The Summer's Hit Paranoid Fantasy Opens Up|William O’Connor|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Surely they believe as well that the very concept of an ethnic nation “chosen” by God is phony and unjust.
No Drama Obama's Israel Ambivalence|James Poulos|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But religion also compels us to fight the unjust, prejudiced systems that cause and perpetuate that misfortune.
Believers Must Fight for Gay Teens|Gene Robinson|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Surely your father could not be so unjust as to leave the farm you have worked on so hard away from you?
The Argosy|Various
In all the record of the years that he was with him he finds no page blotted with an unjust act, not one.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
Nature has not been so unjust as to allow one age to enjoy more pleasures than another.
The Idea of Progress|J. B. Bury
She saw him at last and welcomed him with an eager impulsiveness—for she knew now that she had been unjust to him at Laufingen.
The Giant's Robe|F. Anstey
I don't know that he showed any unjust partiality, though, in his talk of 'those girls,' as he called them.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete|William Dean Howells

British Dictionary definitions for unjust

unjust

/ (ʌnˈdʒʌst) /

adjective

not in accordance with accepted standards of fairness or justice; unfair

Derived Formsunjustly, adverbunjustness, noun

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Word Origin and History for unjust

unjust

adj.

late 14c., of persons, from un- (1) "not" + just (adj.). Of actions, attested from c.1400.

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