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un·fair

unfair

 
 
pronunciation:
uhn feIr
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: unfairer, unfairest
definition: When something is unfair, it is not right. If you get punished for something you didn't do, it's unfair. If you get the same score on a test as someone else, but they get a higher grade than you, it's unfair. If you put money into a machine to buy something, but you get nothing back, it's unfair.
I think it's unfair that my sister gets to go the amusement park and I have to stay home.Liam cheated, so it's unfair that he won the game.
antonyms:
fair, just
similar words:
foul, uneven
derivations: unfairly (adv.), unfairness (n.)
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