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    un·jus·ti·fied
    /ˌənˈjəstəˌfīd/

    adjective

    • 1. not shown to be right or reasonable: "unjustified price increases"
    • 2. (of printed text) not justified.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › unjustifiedUnjustified Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    a. : not demonstrably correct or judicious : not warranted or appropriate. unjustified anger. an unjustified punishment. b. : not spaced to be even. unjustified lines of text. an unjustified margin. Examples of unjustified in a Sentence.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › unjustifiedUnjustified - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Whether it’s unjustified violence, an unjustified complaint, or an unjustified belief, you can use the word unjustified when something just isn’t right or seems to have no reason behind it.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNJUSTIFIED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    not able to be explained in a reasonable way; not deserved:

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNJUSTIFIED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. If you describe a belief or action as unjustified, you think that there is no good reason for having it or doing it. Your report was based upon wholly unfounded and totally unjustified allegations. The commission concluded that the police action was unjustified.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › unjustifiedUNJUSTIFIED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Unjustified definition: not justified or vindicated. See examples of UNJUSTIFIED used in a sentence.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUNJUSTIFIED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    not able to be explained in a reasonable way; not deserved:

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishunjustified adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of unjustified adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryUNJUSTIFIED - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    Definitions of 'unjustified' If you describe a belief or action as unjustified, you think that there is no good reason for having it or doing it. [...] More. Synonyms of 'unjustified' • wrong, indefensible, inexcusable, unacceptable [...] More. Collocations with the word 'unjustified' completely unjustified fear is unjustified totally unjustified.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishunjustified | meaning in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    unjustified | meaning in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary. Meaning of unjustified – Learner’s Dictionary. unjustified. adjective. uk/ʌnˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/us. done without a reason and not deserved: unjustified criticism. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › unjustified_adjunjustified, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective unjustified mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective unjustified, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.