injustice

[US]/ɪn'dʒʌstɪs/
[UK]/ɪn'dʒʌstɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. urettferdighet; behandling av andre med urett; å bli urettferdig behandlet
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

social injustice

social urettferdighet

fight against injustice

kamp mot urettferdighet

victims of injustice

ofre for urettferdighet

racial injustice

rasistisk urettferdighet

economic injustice

økonomisk urettferdighet

Example Sentences

the injustice of the death penalty.

ubegripelighet i dødsstraff.

the demonstrable injustices of racism.

de dokumenterbare urettferdighetene ved rasisme.

social injustice—a breeder of revolutions.

sosial ujustis—en avler av revolusjoner.

an injustice that exercised the whole community.

en urettferdighet som engasjerte hele samfunnet.

the imperfections and injustices in our political system.

de ukjente og urettferdighetene i vårt politiske system.

Cruelty an injustice often make our blood boil.

Grusomhet og urettferdighet får ofte blodet til å koke.

They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.

De klaget over urettferdighet i måten de ble behandlet på.

gross injustice. What isegregious is outrageously bad:

grov urettferdighet. Hva er grovt, er forferdelig dårlig:

These injustices embittered her even more.

Disse urettferdighetene gjorde henne enda mer bitter.

He was framed by the real criminals and became the victim of the evil and injustice.

Han ble rammet av de sanne kriminelle og ble ofret for det onde og urettferdigheten.

socialism and anarchism emerged to offer organized protest against the injustices of Spanish society.

socialisme og anarkisme oppstod for å gi organisert protest mot urettferdigheter i spansk samfunn.

Real-world Examples

" Dobby, " growled Harry; this injustice still rankled.

"Dobby," brumlet Harry; denne uretten fortsatte å brenne.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

He called the decision a “profound injustice.”

Han kalte avgjørelsen for en "dyp urettferdighet."

Source: VOA Special May 2016 Collection

There was simply so much injustice in the world, tangling root and branch, ever growing.

Det var ganske enkelt så mye urettferdighet i verden, som vokste seg rotfestet og forgrenet, og som stadig vokste.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It seems safer to bear the injustice.

Det virker tryggere å tåle uretten.

Source: Lean In

I regret the injustice which I did you.

Jeg angrer på uretten jeg gjorde deg.

Source: The Sign of the Four

" It would be injustice to hesitate, " said he.

"Det ville være urettferdig å tvile," sa han.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

There's so much bad; there's so much injustice.

Det er så mye vondt; det er så mye urettferdighet.

Source: Listening Digest

My virtue was false, because I rewarded your injustice.

Min dyd var falsk, fordi jeg belønnet din urettferdighet.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

This is unbelievable injustice, unbelievable. Please help us, please, OK? Now, please.

Dette er en ufattelig urettferdighet, ufattelig. Vennligst hjelp oss, vennligst, greit? Nå, vennligst.

Source: NPR News August 2015 Compilation

In another, the leader does nothing to address the injustice.

I en annen sak gjør lederen ingenting for å adressere uretten.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2020 Collection

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