inequity C2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɪnˈɛkwɪti/ UK /ɪnˈɛk.wɨ.ti/ See IPA manual Freq #74498 Meanings 1 noun An unjust act; a disservice. His action was clearly an inequity. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms microinequity Related forms immoralityinequitableinhumanenessiniquityunethicalness Etymology From in- + equity. Piecewise doublet of iniquity. Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # inequity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈɛkwɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈɛk.wɨ.ti/ **Frequency rank:** 74498 ## Meanings 1. An unjust act; a disservice. ## Examples - His action was clearly an inequity. ## Derived Forms - microinequity ## Related Forms - immorality - inequitable - inhumaneness - iniquity - unethicalness ## Etymology From in- + equity. Piecewise doublet of iniquity. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown