[syn: injustice, unfairness, iniquity, shabbiness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unfair \Un*fair"\, a. [AS. unf[ae]ger unlovely. See Un- not,
and Fair, a.]
Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or
involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal.
[1913 Webster]
You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with
being in your debt. --Swift.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*fair"ly, adv. -- Un*fair"ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unfairness
n 1: partiality that is not fair or equitable [ant: candor,
candour, fair-mindedness, fairness]
2: injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
[syn: unfairness, inequity] [ant: equity, fairness]
3: an unjust act [syn: injustice, unfairness, iniquity,
shabbiness]