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  • 21unfair — adjective 1 not right or fair: It s so unfair Mary gets more money for less work! 2 not giving a fair or equal opportunity to everyone: an unfair advantage | American workers feel threatened by unfair competition from abroad. 3 unfair dismissal a …

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  • 22unfair — adjective 1) the trial was unfair Syn: unjust, inequitable, prejudiced, biased, discriminatory; one sided, unequal, uneven, unbalanced, partisan, partial, skewed Ant: just 2) …

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  • 23unfair — unfairly, adv. unfairness, n. /un fair /, adj. 1. not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy. 2. disproportionate; undue; beyond what is proper or fitting: an unfair… …

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  • 24unfair — fies; unbarmherzig; kaltherzig; verrucht (veraltend); schuftig; ruchlos; ungerecht; gemein; lieblos; böse; boshaft; …

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  • 25unfair — ụn·fair Adj; 1 nicht ↑fair (1) ≈ unlauter, ungerecht <ein Verhalten; zu unfairen Mitteln greifen; jemanden unfair beurteilen> 2 nicht den Regeln des Sports entsprechend <ein Spieler; unfair kämpfen>: Das Spiel war hart, aber nicht… …

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  • 26unfair — adjective 1) the trial was unfair Syn: unjust, prejudiced, biased, discriminatory, one sided, unequal, uneven, unbalanced, partisan 2) his comments were unfair Syn: undeserved, unme …

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  • 27unfair — ụn|fair 〈 [ fɛ:r] Adj.〉 nicht anständig, nicht ehrlich (bes. im Sport), bewusst gegen die sportl. Regeln u. Sitten verstoßend; Ggs.: fair; unfaires Spiel; unfair handeln; unfair spielen …

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  • 28unfair — adj. 1 not equitable or honest (obtained by unfair means). 2 not impartial or according to the rules (unfair play). Derivatives: unfairly adv. unfairness n. Etymology: OE unfaeligger (as UN (1), FAIR(1)) …

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  • 29unfair — adjective Not fair, unjust. It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends. Syn: biased, cheating, discriminatory, dishonest, dishonorable, disproportionat …

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  • 30unfair — regelwidrig, unfein, ungerecht, unkameradschaftlich, unkollegial, unsportlich; (geh.): ehrvergessen, frevelhaft, ruchlos, übel, unanständig, unehrenhaft, unlauter, unredlich, verwerflich; (ugs.): fies; (abwertend): infam, schäbig, schuftig; (geh …

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