unjust

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈdʒʌst/ UK /ʌnˈdʒʌst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
not fair or in accordance with justice

They protested the unjust treatment of the prisoners.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not fair or in accordance... unfairinequitablewrong wrongful partial biased prejudiced

Opposites

just fair equitable righteous impartial

Word family

Derived forms unjustlyunjustness

Related forms just justice justify

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unjust accusation
An allegation that unfairly blames someone for wrongdoing.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From un- ('not') + just, from Old French juste, from Latin iustus ('lawful, righteous'), from ius ('law, right').

un- Old English iustus Latin ius Latin

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# unjust

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈdʒʌst/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈdʒʌst/

## Meanings
1. not fair or in accordance with justice

## Examples
- They protested the unjust treatment of the prisoners.

## Synonyms
- unfair
- inequitable
- wrong
- wrongful
- partial
- biased
- prejudiced

## Antonyms
- just
- fair
- equitable
- righteous
- impartial

## Derived Forms
- unjustly
- unjustness

## Related Forms
- just
- justice
- justify

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: iustus
- Root: ius

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + just, from Old French juste, from Latin iustus ('lawful, righteous'), from ius ('law, right').

## AI Etymology
Unjust comes from un- ('not') + just, from Old French juste, from Latin iustus ('lawful, righteous'), from ius ('law, right'). The historical trail runs through Old English un-, Latin iustus and Latin ius. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means not fair or in accordance with justice. Derived formations include unjustly, unjustness; related forms include just, justice, justify.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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