unfairness

Everyday

1. The quality of not being fair; treating people in an unequal or unjust way. tree →
2. An example of being unfair. tree →

In the lessons

Used about rules, games, sharing and justice. In stories and PSHE or social studies lessons it names what makes characters upset or brave enough to speak up. In maths, unfair sharing means the parts are not equal.

Examples

• She complained about the unfairness of the new rule. tree →
• The unfairness of the referee's call made the fans angry. tree →
• Sharing 10 sweets as 7 and 3 is unfair; the unfairness is easy to see. tree →
• He spoke up against the unfairness in his school. tree →
• The story is about a girl who fights unfairness. tree →
• We talked about the unfairness of some old laws. tree →
• Not the pain of this but its unfairness was what dazed Peter. tree →

Note

Uncountable: no «unfairnesses» in normal use. Adjective: unfair; adverb: unfairly. Opposite: fairness. Fair sharing means equal parts; 10 shared fairly between 2 is 5 each.