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unfair
[ uhn-fair ]
adjective
- not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics:
an unfair law;
an unfair wage policy.
- disproportionate; undue; beyond what is proper or fitting:
an unfair share.
unfair
/ ʌˈɛə /
adjective
- characterized by inequality or injustice
- dishonest or unethical
Derived Forms
- ܲˈڲ, adverb
- ܲˈڲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ڲl adverb
- ܲ·ڲn noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of unfair1
Example Sentences
It is "unfair" that people who are in work are effectively excluded from this life-saving support, she says.
In February, Trump’s lawyers amended the suit, as cited in Variety, adding a claim for “unfair competition” under the federal Lanham Act.
On Thursday, Tanzania's Agriculture Minister Hussein Bashe said trade restrictions from those two countries "directly affected" traders from his country and described the trade barrier as "unfair and harmful".
Liberal Democrat business spokesperson Sarah Gibson agreed that Reeves' Budget had implemented "an unfair tax on jobs" and the government must offer tax relief for small businesses in June.
Some Americans, who pay more for healthcare than people in any other country, expressed anger over what they see as unfair treatment by insurance firms.
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