# unfair

Pronunciation: say "un-FAIR" US /ʌnˈfɛɚ/, UK /ʌnˈfɛə(ɹ)/

## Adjective

1. Not fair; marked by injustice in how a person or situation is treated.
   - Simple: Treating someone in a way that is wrong or not equal.
   - _Workers argued that the new overtime policy was unfair to employees with young children._
   - _Critics called the trade agreement unfair because it heavily favored the larger economy._

## Adjective

2. Not beautiful; uncomely or unattractive in appearance. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Not beautiful and not nice to look at.
   - _The ballad describes a knight unfair of face but noble of heart._
   - _Though she thought herself unfair beside her radiant cousins, the painter begged her to sit for him._
3. Unseemly; disgraceful or improper in conduct. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Not proper, and bringing shame to the person who does it.
   - _His unfair conduct at the banquet, mocking his host and overturning the wine, scandalized the guests._
   - _The preacher condemned gambling and drunkenness as unfair pastimes for any honest man._
4. Sorrowful; marked by sadness or grief. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Feeling or showing deep sadness and sorrow.

## Verb

5. To make ugly; to spoil the beauty of someone or something. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To make a person or thing ugly.
   - _The jealous sorceress vowed to unfair her rival's beauty before the wedding day._
   - _Grief and long illness had unfaired his once handsome features._

## Origin

From Middle English unfair ("unattractive, unseemly"), from Old English unfæġer ("ugly"), formed from un- plus fair.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unfair (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).