inequitable
advancedC1/ɪnˈɛk.wɪ.tə.bəl/ · in-eq-ui-ta-ble
Not fair or just; characterized by an absence of equity or fairness in treatment, distribution, or opportunity.
Meanings
Not fair or just; characterized by an absence of equity or fairness in treatment, distribution, or opportunity.
جو منصفانہ یا عادلانہ نہ ہو؛ ایسا رویہ یا نظام جس میں انصاف، برابری یا حقداری کا فقدان ہو۔
غیر منصفانہ
ghair munsifana
Synonyms
Common Collocations
- inequitable distribution
- inequitable treatment
- inequitable system
- inequitable access
- inequitable burden
- inequitable share
- inequitable laws
- deeply inequitable
Example Sentences
The inequitable distribution of wealth in the country has led to widespread poverty among the lower classes.
ملک میں دولت کی غیر منصفانہ تقسیم نے نچلے طبقوں میں بڑے پیمانے پر غربت پیدا کر دی ہے۔
Mulk mein daulat ki ghair munsifana taqseem ne nichle tabqon mein bare paimane par ghurbat paida kar di hai.
Critics argued that the new tax policy was deeply inequitable, placing most of the burden on middle-income families.
ناقدین نے دلیل دی کہ نئی ٹیکس پالیسی انتہائی غیر منصفانہ ہے، جو زیادہ تر بوجھ درمیانی آمدنی والے خاندانوں پر ڈالتی ہے۔
Naqdeen ne daleel di ke nayi tax policy intehai ghair munsifana hai, jo ziyadatar bojh darmiyan aamdani wale khandanon par dalti hai.
Access to quality education remains inequitable across different regions of the country.
معیاری تعلیم تک رسائی ملک کے مختلف علاقوں میں غیر منصفانہ طور پر غیر مساوی رہتی ہے۔
Miyari taleem tak rasai mulk ke mukhtalif ilaqon mein ghair munsifana taur par ghair musawi rehti hai.
The workers protested against what they called an inequitable wage system that favoured senior management.
مزدوروں نے اس نظام کے خلاف احتجاج کیا جسے انہوں نے ایک غیر منصفانہ تنخواہ کا نظام قرار دیا جو سینئر انتظامیہ کی حمایت کرتا تھا۔
Mazdooron ne is nizam ke khilaf ehtijaj kiya jise unhon ne ek ghair munsifana tankhua ka nizam qarar diya jo senior intizamia ki himayat karta tha.
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💡 Memory Tip
Break it down: IN (not) + EQUI (equal, from 'equus') + TABLE (able to be placed). Something that is 'inequitable' is NOT able to be placed on an equal footing — it tips the scales of fairness. Think of the scales of justice tilted unfairly to one side.
Visualize a scale of justice (ترازو) that is heavily tilted to one side, with one wealthy person's pan weighed down with gold coins while the other pan — meant for ordinary people — floats high in the air, empty. The tilted scale represents an inequitable system.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
جہاں حق کی آواز دبائی جائے وہاں ظلم کا راج کہلائے
Jahaan haq ki aawaz dabai jaye Wahaan zulm ka raaj kahlaye
Where the voice of justice is suppressed, there the reign of oppression prevails.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
جس کی لاٹھی اس کی بھینس
Jis ki laathi us ki bhains
He who holds the stick owns the buffalo — meaning power determines outcomes, often in an inequitable way; might is right.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin via Old French "in- + aequitas" — 'not' + 'fairness, equality' (from aequus meaning 'equal, level, fair')
First known use: mid-17th century (circa 1650s)
The word derives from the Latin prefix 'in-' (not) combined with 'aequitas' (fairness, equity), which itself comes from 'aequus' (equal). It entered English through the Medieval Latin and Old French legal traditions. 'Equity' as a legal concept referred to fairness beyond strict law, and 'inequitable' came to mean what falls short of that standard of fairness. It gained wider usage in the 17th century as legal and moral philosophy developed.