Dictionary entry

Unfairness

Pronunciation

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Myanmar Meaning

n [U] တရားမဝင်။ မတရား။

Definition

unfair /ʌn'feǝ(r) / adj ၁။ ~ (on/ to sb) မတရား[ေသာ]။ unfair treatment/ competition ❍ an unfair decision/ comparison/ advantage ❍ She sued her employer for unfair dismissal. ❍ It’s unfair on/ to the candidates to raise their hopes too soon. ၂။ တရားမဝင္။ မတရား။ unfair play (eg in a football match) ❍ unfair trading. unfairness n [U] ❏ unfairly adv မတရား။ မမွ်မတ။ မေတာ္မတရား။ be unfairly treated.

Examples

  1. [grossly unfair] : It is grossly unfair to suggest that the school was responsible for this accident.
  2. [unfair dismissal] : Their claim for unfair dismissal will be properly investigated.
  3. Farmers complained of unfair competition from cheap imported food.
  4. Indirect taxes often impose an unfair burden on the poor.
  5. [it is unfair that] : It is unfair that not everyone got the chance to vote.
  6. [an unfair advantage] : Their very low labour costs give them an unfair advantage in the market.