1
: marked by injustice, partiality, or deception : unjust
2
: not equitable in business dealings
unfairness
noun
Examples of unfair in a Sentence
It's unfair for them to be allowed to leave early if we can't.
It seems unfair to single her out for criticism.
The company has been accused of unfair labor practices.
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Joe Burton, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
At the time, Ebrard said the moves would shield Mexico’s textile sector from unfair global competition, which has eroded domestic GDP by nearly 5 percent in recent years, costing the country’s apparel sector 79,000 jobs.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2025
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—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Aspiring to sainthood or poetry feels like an unfair ask.
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Joe Burton, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
At the time, Ebrard said the moves would shield Mexico’s textile sector from unfair global competition, which has eroded domestic GDP by nearly 5 percent in recent years, costing the country’s apparel sector 79,000 jobs.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2025
Oren Barzilay, the president of a union that represents about 4,100 emergency medical technicians, paramedics and fire inspectors in New York City, and said that the tolls would place an unfair burden on workers who are already struggling to make ends meet.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Aspiring to sainthood or poetry feels like an unfair ask.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
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unfair
adjective
un·fair
ˌən-ˈfa(ə)r 
ˈən-,
-ˈfe(ə)r
2
: not fair in doing business
unfair to workers
unfairly
adverb
unfairness
noun
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