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# unjustified

adjective

«unjustified» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Unjustified means not fair or not reasonable; without a good reason. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unjustified/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories and ethics lessons, unjustified punishment or anger is unfair. In news and law, unjustified claims have no reason behind them. Phrases: unjustified anger, completely unjustified.

### Examples

- The punishment was unjustified. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unjustified/#x1)
- His anger at me was unjustified. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unjustified/#x2)
- The price rise is unjustified. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unjustified/#x3)
- The referee's decision seemed unjustified. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unjustified/#x4)
- Your fears are unjustified. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unjustified/#x5)
- It was an unjustified attack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unjustified/#x6)

### Note

Prefix un- + justified. Opposite: justified, fair. Similar: unfair, unwarranted.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unjustified» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unjustified/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unjustified» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unjustified.html) on Mova free.