iniquity
noun/ɪˈnɪkwəti/
/ɪˈnɪkwəti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural iniquities)
(formal)- the fact of being very wrong and unfair; something that is very wrong and unfair
- the iniquity of racial prejudice
- the iniquities of the criminal justice system
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French iniquite, from Latin iniquitas, from iniquus, from in- ‘not’ + aequus ‘equal, just’.
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