1. not treating people equally or in a reasonable way; not just or right

Examples

• It’s unfair to punish the whole class for one student’s mistake.
• The referee made several unfair calls during the game.
• She felt it was unfair that her brother got a bigger allowance.
• The company’s hiring practices were criticized as unfair to women.
• It would be unfair to judge him without hearing his side of the story.
• The test was unfair because it covered material we hadn’t studied yet.