[
UK
/ʌnfˈeə/
]
[ US /ˈənˈfɛɹ, ˌɔnˈfɛɹ, ənˈfɛɹ/ ]
[ US /ˈənˈfɛɹ, ˌɔnˈfɛɹ, ənˈfɛɹ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
it was an unfair trial
took an unfair advantage
used unfair methods
How To Use unfair In A Sentence
- He said this was an abuse of public monies and the fact there was no contribution from the business community was ‘grossly unfair.’
- Nor do I deny that they sometimes abuse their power and are unfair to individuals.
- These require you to face manipulative individuals, relinquish your rights unfairly or be exquisitely tactful when you'd be justified in blowing up. Times, Sunday Times
- Listen to them now, whining about unfairness as the problem is put right. The Sun
- Physicians and hospitals fear the practice could unfairly penalize practitioners and say there's no way to benchmark quality accurately.
- It was a singular, unpreventable event that has unfairly tarred all businesses.
- Do you feel you have been unfairly stereotyped by the press?
- I believe it is unfair to penalise parents who miss the payment of this allowance due to this.
- The seething sense of unfairness is almost palpable. Times, Sunday Times
- Even where, for example in an unfair dismissal case, the employment tribunal makes an order that the employee be re-employed by the employer in one way or another, if the employer fails to do so there is no contempt of court.