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Define the word unfairness

"Unfairness" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Unfair \Un*fair"\, a. [AS. unf[ae]ger unlovely. See Un- not,
   and Fair, a.]
   Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or
   involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal.
   [1913 Webster]

         You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with
         being in your debt.                      --Swift.
   [1913 Webster] -- Un*fair"ly, adv. -- Un*fair"ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]

"unfairness" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

unfairness
     n 1: partiality that is not fair or equitable [syn: inequity]
          [ant: fairness]
     2: injustice by virtue of not being equitable [syn: inequity]
        [ant: fairness, fairness]
     3: an unjust act [syn: injustice, iniquity]