Synonyms for injustice
noun
Unfairness
favoritism, inequality, inequity, partisanship; see favoritism, prejudice.
An unfair act
wrong, injury, miscarriage, unfairness, partiality, wrongdoing, malpractice, malfeasance, misfeasance, offense, crime, villainy, iniquity, encroachment, infringement, violation, maltreatment, abuse, outrage, criminal negligence, transgression, tort, grievance, breach, damage, infraction, miscarriage of justice, rotten deal*, a crying shame*, bum rap*; see also evil 1, wrong 2.
Antonyms right*, fairness, just decision.
See injustice in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
injustice injury wrong grievance
These nouns denote acts or conditions that cause people to suffer hardship or loss undeservedly. An injustice is a violation of a person's rights; the term can also refer to unfair treatment of another or others: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
An injury is an injustice for which legal redress is available: The court awarded the plaintiff compensation for the injury to his property.
Wrong is now more emphatic than injustice and in a legal sense refers to what violates the rights of an individual or adversely affects the public welfare: “The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth” (Charles Kingsley).
A grievance is regarded by those involved as a wrong that affords cause for complaint: The warden addressed the inmates' grievances.
See injustice in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
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