Unfair — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnfˈɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnfˈeəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnfˈeəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnfˈɛɹ/.

Examples

used unfair methods
it was an unfair trial
took an unfair advantage

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unjust

Antonyms

fair

Parts of Speech

adjective

not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception

“used unfair methods”

Word Forms

unfairness	noun	partiality that is not fair or equitable
unjustness	noun	the practice of being unjust or unfair

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

injuste

pas juste; marqué par l'injustice, la partialité ou la tromperie

🇪🇸Spanish

injusto

no es justo; marcado por la injusticia o la parcialidad o el engaño

🇮🇹Italian

sleale

non giusto; segnato dall’ingiustizia, dalla parzialità o dall’inganno

🇳🇱Dutch

oneerlijk

niet eerlijk; gekenmerkt door onrechtvaardigheid, partijdigheid of bedrog

🇵🇹Portuguese

injusto

não é justo; marcado por injustiça, parcialidade ou engano

🇷🇺Russian

несправедливый

несправедливо; отмечен несправедливостью, пристрастностью или обманом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुचित

निष्पक्ष नहीं; अन्याय या पक्षपात या धोखे से चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্যায়

ন্যায্য নয়; অন্যায় বা পক্ষপাতিত্ব বা প্রতারণা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

நியாயமற்ற

நியாயமில்லை; அநீதி அல்லது பாரபட்சம் அல்லது வஞ்சகத்தால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అన్యాయం

న్యాయమైనది కాదు; అన్యాయం లేదా పక్షపాతం లేదా మోసంతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

अयोग्य

न्याय्य नाही; अन्याय किंवा पक्षपात किंवा फसवणूक द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્ય

વાજબી નથી; અન્યાય અથવા પક્ષપાત અથવા છેતરપિંડી દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನ್ಯಾಯ

ನ್ಯಾಯೋಚಿತವಲ್ಲ; ಅನ್ಯಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತ ಅಥವಾ ವಂಚನೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്യായമായ

ന്യായമല്ല; അനീതിയോ പക്ഷപാതമോ വഞ്ചനയോ കൊണ്ട് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਇਨਸਾਫ਼ੀ

ਨਿਰਪੱਖ ਨਹੀਂ; ਬੇਇਨਸਾਫ਼ੀ ਜਾਂ ਪੱਖਪਾਤ ਜਾਂ ਧੋਖੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر منصفانہ

منصفانہ نہیں ناانصافی یا جانبداری یا دھوکہ دہی سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不公平

不公平；带有不公正、偏袒或欺骗的特征

🇯🇵Japanese

不公平な

公平ではありません。不正、不公平、または欺瞞によって特徴づけられる

🇰🇷Korean

불공정

불공평하다; 불의, 편파성, 기만이 특징입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không công bằng

không công bằng; được đánh dấu bằng sự bất công hoặc thiên vị hoặc lừa dối

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ยุติธรรม

ไม่ยุติธรรม; ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยความอยุติธรรมหรือความลำเอียงหรือการหลอกลวง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak adil

tidak adil; ditandai dengan ketidakadilan atau keberpihakan atau penipuan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi patas

hindi patas; minarkahan ng kawalan ng katarungan o pagtatangi o panlilinlang

🇲🇾Malay

tidak adil

tidak adil; ditandai dengan ketidakadilan atau pilih kasih atau penipuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير عادل

غير عادل؛ تتسم بالظلم أو التحيز أو الخداع

🇮🇷Persian

ناعادلانه

منصفانه نیست؛ با بی عدالتی یا جانبداری یا فریب مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

haksız

adil değil; adaletsizlik, taraf tutma veya aldatma ile işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא הוֹגֶן

לא הוגן; מסומן על ידי אי צדק או חלקיות או הונאה

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