unfairly

Thân thiện

The teacher unfairly gave only one student extra time on the test.

Definition

Adverb: * In a manner that is not fair, just, or equitable; characterized by bias, prejudice, or a lack of impartiality.

Usage

The adverb "unfairly" is used to describe how an action is performed. It modifies verbs to indicate that the action was done without fairness. * It often describes treatment, judgment, or distribution of resources. * It can imply that someone has been disadvantaged or harmed by a biased action or decision.

Examples

• The manager was accused of treating some employees unfairly.
• The rules were applied unfairly, favoring one team over the other.
• She felt she had been judged unfairly based on her appearance.
• The tax burden falls unfairly on low-income families.

Advanced Usage

• "to be unfairly disadvantaged": To be put at a significant disadvantage due to unjust circumstances or systems.
  • Students from underfunded schools are often unfairly disadvantaged in university admissions.
• "unfairly maligned": To be criticized or spoken about in a harsh and undeserved way.
  • The policy, while imperfect, has been unfairly maligned by its opponents.

Variants and Related Words

• Unfair (adjective): Not based on or behaving according to fairness.
• Fairly (adverb): The direct antonym, meaning in a fair and just manner.

Synonyms

• Unjustly
• Inequitably
• Partially (in the sense of showing bias)
• Wrongfully

Antonyms

• Fairly
• Justly
• Equitably
• Impartially

Idioms and Phrases

• Hit below the belt: To act unfairly or unscrupulously, especially in an argument or competition. (This idiom is provided as a contextual reference from the source material.)
  • Bringing up his past failures during the debate was hitting below the belt.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in an unfair manner
   • they dealt with him unfairly
   • their accusations hit below the belt

Từ đồng nghĩa

• below the belt