Ungerechtigkeit

/ˈʊnɡəˌʁɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Legal Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: legal. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Ungerechtigkeiten

Meaning

  1. injustice

    • Die Ungerechtigkeit macht ihn wütend.

      The injustice makes him angry.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

unrecht

Ungerechtigkeit is more abstract, injustice as a systemic issue; Unrecht is more concrete, a specific wrong done or injustice suffered.

Similar in other languages

French

injustice

injustice is the French word for the same thing — both mean "injustice."

Portuguese

injustiça

injustiça is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "injustice."

Practice

1 What does Ungerechtigkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ macht ihn wütend.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ungerechtigkeit?

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