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iniquity

noun/ɪˈnɪkwɪti/

C1CEFR level
65/100Rarity: rare
FormalRegister

Gross injustice or wickedness; a grievously immoral act.

Reformers denounced the iniquity of a system that jailed the starving.

Similar: wickedness, injustice, sin

Origin: From Latin iniquitas (unfairness), from iniquus (unequal, unjust).

Topic: wickedness in General English

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