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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIniquity
/ɪˈnɪk.wə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Immoral or grossly unfair behavior; wickedness.
"The novel exposes the deep-seated iniquity of the corrupt legal system." - 2
A wicked act or sin.
"He spent his later years atoning for the iniquities of his youth."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'iniquitas', meaning unevenness, inequality, or injustice, formed from 'in-' (not) plus 'aequus' (equal, just). Entering Middle English via Old French 'iniquité' in the 14th century, it shifted from physical unevenness to moral unfairness, wickedness, and sin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Iniquity" is said worldwide
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iniquité
Transliteration: /i.ni.ki.te/
"Il faut lutter contre l'iniquité de cette loi."
Ungerechtigkeit
Transliteration: /ˈʊnɡəˌʁɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t/
"Sie kämpften gegen die Ungerechtigkeit im Land."
iniquità
Transliteration: /i.ni.kwiˈta/
"Il profeta denunciò l'iniquità dei gobernanti."
iniquidad
Transliteration: /i.ni.kwiˈðað/
"La iniquidad de sus acciones fue condenada por todos."
iniquidade
Transliteration: /i.ni.kwiˈda.dʒi/
"Devemos combater toda forma de iniquidade social."
अन्याय
Transliteration: anyay
"समाज में फैली इस अनीति और अन्याय को समाप्त करना होगा।"
邪恶
Transliteration: xié'è
"历史最终审判了这种巨大的邪恶。"
부당
Transliteration: budang
"우리는 사회적 부당함에 맞서 싸워야 한다."
不義
Transliteration: fugi
"彼は社会の不義に対して声を上げた。"
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