~ (on / to sb) not right or fair according to a set of rules or principles; not treating people equally
SYNUNJUST:
unfair criticism / treatment * It seems unfair on him to make him pay for everything. * It would be unfair not to let you have a choice. * They had been given an unfair advantage. * unfair dismissal (= a situation in which sb is illegally dismissed from their job) * measures to prevent unfair competition between member countries * Life seems so unfair sometimes. * It's so unfair!
OPPFAIR
unfairly adverb:
She claims to have been unfairly dismissed. * The tests discriminate unfairly against older people.
unfairness noun [U]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for unfair is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is unfair a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, unfair is tagged as adjective.
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