iniquity
in·iq·ui·ty
noun \-kwə-tē\ plural in·iq·ui·ties
Definition of INIQUITY
1
: gross injustice : wickedness
2
: a wicked act or thing : sin
See Examples of INIQUITY
- <the use of illegal narcotics is not only a destroyer of personal health but also an iniquity that undermines our society>
- <a nation still struggling with the aftereffects of the iniquity of slavery>
Origin of INIQUITY
Middle English iniquite, from Anglo-French iniquité, from Latin iniquitat-, iniquitas, from iniquus uneven, from in- + aequus equal
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to INIQUITY
Synonyms: corruption, debauchery, depravity, immorality, iniquitousness, vice, libertinage, libertinism, licentiousness, profligacy, sin
Related Words: bad, badness, blackness, evil, evildoing, ill, turpitude, villainy, wickedness, wrong; atrociousness, evilness, heinousness, sinfulness, unscrupulousness, viciousness, vileness, villainousness; devilry (or deviltry), fiendishness; corruptness, debasement, degeneracy, degeneration, depravedness, dissoluteness, dissolution; indecency, lasciviousness, lechery, lewdness, looseness, perversion, pervertedness, wantonness; abomination, anathema, taboo (also tabu); criminality, reprehensibleness; baseness, despicableness, dirtiness, lowness, meanness; lousiness, miserableness, wretchedness
Near Antonyms: good, right; honesty, honor, integrity, legitimacy, probity, rectitude, scrupulosity, scrupulousness, uprightness; goodness, righteousness, virtuousness; blamelessness; chastity, innocence, perfection, pureness, purity, spotlessness; cleanness, correctness, decency, decorousness, propriety, rightness, seemliness
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