An unfair action or situation is not right or fair. She was awarded £5,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal America decided that imported steel had an unfair advantage over steel made at home It was unfair that he should suffer so much The union said it was unfair to ask workers to adopt a policy of wage restraint. + unfairly un·fair·ly An industrial tribunal has no jurisdiction to decide whether an employee was fairly or unfairly dismissed He unfairly blamed Frances for the failure
An unfair system or situation does not give equal treatment or equal opportunities to everyone involved. The American plane makers continue to accuse Airbus of unfair competition Some have been sentenced to long prison terms after unfair trials. + unfairness un·fair·ness What about the unfairness of life? Why do bad things happen to good people?. not right or fair, especially because not everyone has an equal opportunity = unjust
Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal