unjustified

CEFRB2

/əˈndʒʌstəˌfaɪd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not shown to be reasonable, necessary, or right.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not justified (of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned)

Examples

  • The government's response to the protests has been thoroughly unjustified.

  • Tom felt that the criticism levelled against him was unjustified.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of unjustify

  2. Not justified, having no justification, unwarranted.

More examples

In context

  • the unjustified killing of an innocent

  • unjustified text in a wordprocessor

  • Near-synonym: unjustifiable

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Origin

adjective

From un- + justified.