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| Main Entry: |
inequity
 [in-ek-wi-tee] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of being unequal |
| Synonyms: | injustice, unfairness, wrong |
| Notes: | inequity is 'injustice, unfairness'; iniquity refers to 'immorality, sin, wickedness' |
| Antonyms: | equity |
| Main Entry: | favoritism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bias, partiality |
| Synonyms: | discrimination, inclination, inequity, nepotism, one-sidedness, partisanship, preference, preferential treatment, unfairness |
| Antonyms: | fairness, impartiality, justice |
| Main Entry: | injustice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unfair treatment; bias |
| Synonyms: | abuse, breach, crime, crying shame, damage, dirty deal, discrimination, encroachment, favoritism, grievance, inequality, inequity, infraction, infringement, iniquity, malfeasance, malpractice, maltreatment, miscarriage, mischief, negligence, offense, onesidedness, oppression, outrage, partiality, partisanship, prejudice, railroad, ruin, sellout, transgression, trespass, unfairness, unjustness, unlawfulness, villainy, violation, wrong, wrongdoing |
| Antonyms: | equality, equity, ethics, fairness, impartiality, justice, lawfulness, morality |
Example Sentences
- They automatically creates inequity because of the varying degrees of parental involvement.
- Lowering doctors' salaries doesn't correct this inequity.
- Moreover, social context is known to strongly affect the frequency of negative responses to inequity in chimpanzees.
| Main Entry: | nepotism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | favoritism |
| Synonyms: | bias, discrimination, inequity, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, preference, preferential treatment |
| Main Entry: | sexism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sex discrimination |
| Synonyms: | bias, bigotry, chauvinism, inequality, inequity, partiality, prejudice |
| Main Entry: | wrong |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | offense, sin |
| Synonyms: | abuse, bad deed, bias, blunder, crime, cruelty, damage, delinquency, discourtesy, error, evil, faux pas, favor, foul play, grievance, harm, hurt, immorality, imposition, indecency, inequity, inhumanity, iniquity, injury, injustice, insult, libel, malevolence, miscarriage, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdoing, mistake, oppression, persecution, prejudice, sinfulness, slander, slight, spite, tort, transgression, trespass, turpitude, unfairness, vice, villainy, violation, wickedness, wrongdoing |
| Antonyms: | goodness, kindness, right, virtue |
| Main Entry: | disproportionateness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inequality |
| Synonyms: | disparity, disproportion, imbalance, inequity, unequalness, unevenness |
| Main Entry: | unfairness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | injustice |
| Synonyms: | abuse, breach, crime, crying shame, damage, dirty deal, discrimination, encroachment, favoritism, grievance, inequality, inequity, infraction, infringement, iniquity, malfeasance, malpractice, maltreatment, miscarriage, mischief, negligence, offense, onesidedness, oppression, outrage, partiality, partisanship, prejudice, railroad, ruin, sellout, transgression, trespass, unjustness, unlawfulness, villainy, violation, wrong, wrongdoing |
| Main Entry: | unjustness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | injustice |
| Synonyms: | abuse, breach, crime, crying shame, damage, dirty deal, discrimination, encroachment, favoritism, grievance, inequality, inequity, infraction, infringement, iniquity, malfeasance, malpractice, maltreatment, miscarriage, mischief, negligence, offense, onesidedness, oppression, outrage, partiality, partisanship, prejudice, railroad, ruin, sellout, transgression, trespass, unfairness, unlawfulness, villainy, violation, wrong, wrongdoing |
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