Unjust Meaning
/ʌnˈd͡ʒʌst/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot fair, just or right.
Sentence Examples
Women have been resigned to unjust treatment for too long.
Not all violence is equally reprehensible; not all wars are equally unjust.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The court's verdict was ____ because it sentenced an innocent man to death.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Many people believed that the judge's decision was ____ and they organized a protest to demand a new trial today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Old Latin *iowos, *iowez- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Old Latin -tus Old Latin iovestos Latin iūstus Old French justebor. Middle English juste English just English unjust From un- + just.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This ſtraunge vnwelcome and vnhappie newes,
Of theſe vnnaturall Rebels and vniust,
That threaten wracke vnto this wretched Land,
Aye me affrights my womans mazed minde,
Burdens my heart, and interrupts my ſleepe, […]"
— 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I:
"The Gen Z generation is bringing “good trouble” — a term coined by civil rights activist and politician John Lewis for nonviolent protests against unjust situations — to the “9-9-6 work culture.”"
— 2025 August 4, Bryan Robinson, “The ‘9-9-6 Work Schedule’ Could Be Coming To Your Workplace Soon”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2025:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The court's verdict was ____ because it sentenced an innocent man to death.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Many people believed that the judge's decision was ____ and they organized a protest to demand a new trial today.