iniquity
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈɪkwɪti/
The English word “iniquity” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- Deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness.
- An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed.
Etymology
From Middle English iniquite, jniquite (“evil, wickedness, iniquity; evil act; hostility, malevolence; hostile act; a calamity, misfortune”), from Old French iniquité (modern French iniquité (“iniquity”)), from Latin inīquitās (“iniquity; inequality, unfairness; inequity, injustice”), from inīquus (“unequal, uneven, unfair; disadvantageous, unfavourable; hostile, unkind; unsuitable; wicked,…
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