Injustice
noun
Unfairness, a situation where someone is treated without equality and fairness.
Not being selected for the football team despite performing well, felt like an injustice to him.
Often appears as...
- fight against injustice
- perceived injustice
noun
Unlawful acts, actions that are against the law.
The corrupt officer's act was an injustice towards the citizens.
Often appears as...
- legal injustice
- injustice in law
noun
Discrimination, biased treatment against a particular group or individual.
Racial injustice has been prevalent in society for quite some time.
Often appears as...
- racial injustice
- social injustice
noun
Unfairness, a situation where someone is treated without equality and fairness.
Not being selected for the football team despite performing well, felt like an injustice to him.
Often appears as...
- fight against injustice
- perceived injustice
noun
Unlawful acts, actions that are against the law.
The corrupt officer's act was an injustice towards the citizens.
Often appears as...
- legal injustice
- injustice in law
noun
Discrimination, biased treatment against a particular group or individual.
Racial injustice has been prevalent in society for quite some time.
Often appears as...
- racial injustice
- social injustice
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Perception
The feeling of injustice can be personal, arising from one's sense of unfairness.
She viewed the division of chores as an injustice, though her brother thought it fair.
Pro Tip 2/3Contextual Relevance
Injustice often involves societal norms, consider the wider context in which it's used.
The villagers felt the new law was an injustice, ignoring their traditional rights.
Pro Tip 3/3Activism Trigger
Injustice frequently prompts action for change among individuals and communities.
To address the injustice, they initiated a local campaign for fair wages.
Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Perception
The feeling of injustice can be personal, arising from one's sense of unfairness.
She viewed the division of chores as an injustice, though her brother thought it fair.
Pro Tip 2/3Contextual Relevance
Injustice often involves societal norms, consider the wider context in which it's used.
The villagers felt the new law was an injustice, ignoring their traditional rights.
Pro Tip 3/3Activism Trigger
Injustice frequently prompts action for change among individuals and communities.
To address the injustice, they initiated a local campaign for fair wages.
Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Perception
The feeling of injustice can be personal, arising from one's sense of unfairness.
She viewed the division of chores as an injustice, though her brother thought it fair.
Pro Tip 2/3Contextual Relevance
Injustice often involves societal norms, consider the wider context in which it's used.
The villagers felt the new law was an injustice, ignoring their traditional rights.
Pro Tip 3/3Activism Trigger
Injustice frequently prompts action for change among individuals and communities.
To address the injustice, they initiated a local campaign for fair wages.
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discriminateexploitationimproprietyinequalityinequityoppressionprejudicetyranny
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We need to talk about an...
to do I began giving her my rap I said well we're trying to challenge injustice we're trying to help people have been wrongly convicted we're trying to confront a bias and discrimination the administration of criminal justice we're trying to end life without parole sentences for children were trying to do something about the death penalty we're
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What it's like to be a...
that every cleric that she had talked to had shut her down and said that her rage, her sense of injustice in the world, was just going to get her in trouble. And so with nowhere to channel and make sense of this anger, she was a prime target to be exploited by extremists promising her a solution.
Video examples
Democracy is not a...
in the streets and with a younger generation that refuses to be silenced refuses to have their story written for them the truth may not always be shown on television but it's being painted on the walls tweeted shared when an injustice is done it is filmed and uploaded when an innocent is hurt or
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I'm not your inspiration,...
Genius. We are learning from each others' strength and endurance, not against our bodies and our diagnoses, but against a world that exceptionalizes and objectifies us. I really think that this lie that we've been sold about disability is the greatest injustice.
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If I should have a...
had come together, had a baby, a baby I needed to get to know. So I decided to give it a try. My first spoken-word poem, packed with all the wisdom of a 14-year-old, was about the injustice of being seen as unfeminine. The poem was very indignant,
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The philosophy of...
After his release and eventual victory, Mandela stressed peace and reconciliation, believing that while the injustices of the past couldn't be changed, his people could confront them in the present and seek to build a better, more just future.
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
It turns out that the crime rate goes up and down irrespective of how many young people we send to prison. We tend to think about justice in a pretty narrow good and bad, innocent and guilty. Injustice is about being wrongfully convicted.
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Billy Graham:...
We find ourselves in the paralyzing grip of self-destructive habits we can't break. Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death. Even the most sophisticated among us
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Cheetah vs Greyhound...
so I think we've done the Dukes injustice today you have I think she deserves a lie down so the debate still rages on cats versus dogs what do you
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Part 4: A Space to Talk...
deep feeling of oppression and injustice on my own land I'm not allowed to have running water I'm not allowed to have electricity
Video examples
We need to talk about an...
to do I began giving her my rap I said well we're trying to challenge injustice we're trying to help people have been wrongly convicted we're trying to confront a bias and discrimination the administration of criminal justice we're trying to end life without parole sentences for children were trying to do something about the death penalty we're
Video examples
What it's like to be a...
that every cleric that she had talked to had shut her down and said that her rage, her sense of injustice in the world, was just going to get her in trouble. And so with nowhere to channel and make sense of this anger, she was a prime target to be exploited by extremists promising her a solution.
Video examples
Democracy is not a...
in the streets and with a younger generation that refuses to be silenced refuses to have their story written for them the truth may not always be shown on television but it's being painted on the walls tweeted shared when an injustice is done it is filmed and uploaded when an innocent is hurt or
Video examples
I'm not your inspiration,...
Genius. We are learning from each others' strength and endurance, not against our bodies and our diagnoses, but against a world that exceptionalizes and objectifies us. I really think that this lie that we've been sold about disability is the greatest injustice.
Video examples
If I should have a...
had come together, had a baby, a baby I needed to get to know. So I decided to give it a try. My first spoken-word poem, packed with all the wisdom of a 14-year-old, was about the injustice of being seen as unfeminine. The poem was very indignant,
Video examples
The philosophy of...
After his release and eventual victory, Mandela stressed peace and reconciliation, believing that while the injustices of the past couldn't be changed, his people could confront them in the present and seek to build a better, more just future.
Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
It turns out that the crime rate goes up and down irrespective of how many young people we send to prison. We tend to think about justice in a pretty narrow good and bad, innocent and guilty. Injustice is about being wrongfully convicted.
Video examples
Billy Graham:...
We find ourselves in the paralyzing grip of self-destructive habits we can't break. Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death. Even the most sophisticated among us
Video examples
Cheetah vs Greyhound...
so I think we've done the Dukes injustice today you have I think she deserves a lie down so the debate still rages on cats versus dogs what do you
Video examples
Part 4: A Space to Talk...
deep feeling of oppression and injustice on my own land I'm not allowed to have running water I'm not allowed to have electricity
Example 1 of 10
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Glennon Doyle Melton
American Author
We all have this misunderstanding about heartbreak, which is we think we should avoid it. But what I think is that heartache is a clue toward the work we're supposed to be doing in the world. What breaks each person's heart is different - be it racial injustice, war, or animals. And when you figure out what it is that breaks yours, go toward it.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
When the whole world has their eyes on you, if you say something that doesn't truly come from your spirit and your soul, or if you wear something that doesn't come from your spirit and your soul, it's an injustice to your position. And so, I'm really myself every single day and I do it because I know my fans would want me to.
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Ziggy Marley
Jamaican Musician
My father's music gives hope to people and also inspires them to break the bonds of injustice and to be positive in life. I've seen that everywhere I go, especially in poor countries and poor neighborhoods.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
If an injustice requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the government machine.
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Che Guevara
Argentinian Revolutionary
Above all, always be capable of feeling deeply any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world. This is the most beautiful quality in a revolutionary.
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Charles Dickens
English Novelist
In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice.
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Alice Walker
American Author
I think that all people who feel that there is injustice in the world anywhere should learn as much of it as they can bear. That is our duty.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
To go to the world below, having a soul which is like a vessel full of injustice, is the last and worst of all the evils.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.
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Jules Romains
French Author
The world is an enormous injustice.
Quote examples
Glennon Doyle Melton
American Author
We all have this misunderstanding about heartbreak, which is we think we should avoid it. But what I think is that heartache is a clue toward the work we're supposed to be doing in the world. What breaks each person's heart is different - be it racial injustice, war, or animals. And when you figure out what it is that breaks yours, go toward it.
Quote examples
Lady Gaga
American Singer
When the whole world has their eyes on you, if you say something that doesn't truly come from your spirit and your soul, or if you wear something that doesn't come from your spirit and your soul, it's an injustice to your position. And so, I'm really myself every single day and I do it because I know my fans would want me to.
Quote examples
Ziggy Marley
Jamaican Musician
My father's music gives hope to people and also inspires them to break the bonds of injustice and to be positive in life. I've seen that everywhere I go, especially in poor countries and poor neighborhoods.
Quote examples
Henry David Thoreau
American Author
If an injustice requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the government machine.
Quote examples
Che Guevara
Argentinian Revolutionary
Above all, always be capable of feeling deeply any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world. This is the most beautiful quality in a revolutionary.
Quote examples
Charles Dickens
English Novelist
In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice.
Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
I think that all people who feel that there is injustice in the world anywhere should learn as much of it as they can bear. That is our duty.
Quote examples
Plato
Greek Philosopher
To go to the world below, having a soul which is like a vessel full of injustice, is the last and worst of all the evils.
Quote examples
Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.
Quote examples
Jules Romains
French Author
The world is an enormous injustice.
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