injusticia
/inxusˈtiθja/feminine
Injustice in Spanish is injusticia.
The word injusticia is a noun used to describe the absence of justice.
Meaning: absence of justice (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
injusticia is a feminine noun. Because of this, the indefinite article used with it must be una instead of un. The plural form of injusticia is injusticias.
How do you pronounce it?
/inxusˈtiθja/
Did you know?
- The word injusticia is a distant linguistic relative of the English word 'youth' through a shared Proto-Indo-European root.
- In Spanish legal contexts, an injusticia may be fought using a recurso de amparo, a specialized legal remedy that provides protection for fundamental rights and has no single word equivalent in English.
- While injusticia refers to a general lack of fairness, Spanish political discourse often uses desigualdad, meaning 'inequality', to describe systemic injustice.
Examples in context
- Lo consideraron una gran injusticia.They considered it a great injustice.This sentence shows how to use injusticia to describe something considered a great injustice.Tatoeba #5463803 by Seael, translation #5490166 by Mar1L
- Lo van a considerar una gran injusticia.They're going to consider it a great injustice.This sentence demonstrates the use of injusticia in the future tense.Tatoeba #5463804 by Seael, translation #5490163 by Mar1L
- Becar a ese alumno vago e ignorante es una injusticia.Giving a scholarship to that ignorant, shiftless student is an injustice.This sentence provides an example of using injusticia to describe a specific unfair situation.Tatoeba #10332079 by saverius, translation #11438808 by Serveto
- La injusticia social persiste en nuestra sociedad.Social injustice persists in our society.
- La falta de equidad en la distribución de recursos es un ejemplo claro de injusticia.The lack of equity in resource distribution is a clear example of injustice.
- No puedo aceptar el trato injusto que han recibido los trabajadores.I cannot accept the unfair treatment that the workers have received.
- Ese comportamiento es un agravio hacia nuestra comunidad.That behavior is an injustice towards our community.
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Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are discussing a decision made at work.
- DanielNo puedo creer que despidieran a Luis.I can't believe they fired Luis.
- ElenaEs una injusticia total, él trabajaba mucho.It is a total injustice, he worked a lot.
- DanielExacto, el jefe no fue justo con él.Exactly, the boss wasn't fair to him.
- ElenaDaniel, tenemos que hablar sobre esta injusticia.Daniel, we have to talk about this injustice.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “injustice” translations and entries injusticia, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries injusticia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
