Unjustified Meaning
/əˈndʒʌstəˌfaɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot justified, having no justification, unwarranted.
adjNot 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)
Sentence Examples
Tom felt that the criticism levelled against him was unjustified.
The government's response to the protests has been thoroughly unjustified.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The customer's complaint about the product was ____ because the product worked perfectly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager's criticism of the team was completely ____, as they had actually done an excellent job on the project today.
Word Origin & History
From un- + justified.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Modern sceptical historians are happy to write Dark Age history without naming kings and warleaders of the period, and it seems quite unjustified to take Gildas to task for doing the same thing."
— 2005, Christopher Gidlow, Reign of Arthur: From History to Legend, The History Press, →ISBN:
"US President Joe Biden condemned Russia’s “unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces” in a statement Wednesday evening following explosions in Ukraine."
— 2022 February 23, Jeremy Herb, Donald Judd and Phil Mattingly, “Biden condemns ‘Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine’”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The customer's complaint about the product was ____ because the product worked perfectly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager's criticism of the team was completely ____, as they had actually done an excellent job on the project today.