Basic Details
Word: Injustice
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Unfair treatment of people; a situation or act that is not fair.
Synonyms: unfairness, wrong, inequality
Antonyms: justice, fairness
How to Spell Injustice
Syllables: in - jus - tice
Tricky part: The ending is tice, not tise or tis. Students who spell it by sound write injustise.
Watch out for: injustise, injustis, injustece
Memory tip: Injustice is in + justice. Justice ends in ice, as notice and practice do, so the s sound is spelt ce.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The workers went on strike to protest against the injustice of low wages.
Example 2: Ravi felt a sense of injustice when he was blamed for the broken window.
Example 3: Great writers often use their stories to show injustice in society.
Fun Fact
B. R. Ambedkar, who chaired the committee that drafted India's Constitution, spent his life fighting the injustice of caste discrimination.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The villagers protested peacefully against the injustise of being moved from their land without any warning or fair payment from the company.
a) payment
b) injustise
c) warning
d) protested
Show answer
b) injustise. Take justice and put in in front; nothing else changes, so the end stays tice.
Word Connection
Choose the word closest in meaning to injustice as used in the sentence:
Being punished for a mistake you did not make is a great injustice.
a) honour
b) unfairness
c) kindness
d) reward
Show answer
b) unfairness. Punishing the wrong person is unfair, so unfairness is the closest word.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. liberety 2. previlege 3. equallity 4. injustice
a) the state of having the same rights and chances as others
b) a special right given only to some people
c) unfair treatment of people
d) the freedom to live and act as you choose
Show answer
c) unfair treatment of people. Injustice is the only correct word; equality has one l, liberty has no e after the r, and privilege begins with pri.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To do someone an injustice means to ____.
a) praise them in public
b) judge or treat them unfairly
c) help them with homework
d) pay them extra
Show answer
b) judge or treat them unfairly
2. Which is an example of injustice?
a) Giving everyone an equal turn
b) Paying a worker less than others for the same job
c) Thanking a helpful neighbour
d) Returning a lost wallet
Show answer
b) Paying a worker less than others for the same job
