iniquity

[ ih-nik-wi-tee ]
/ ɪˈnɪk wɪ ti /
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noun, plural in·iq·ui·ties.

gross injustice or wickedness.
a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin.

Origin of iniquity

1300–50; Middle English < Latin inīquitās unevenness, unfairness, equivalent to inīqu(us) uneven, unfair ( in- in-3 + -īquus, combining form of aequus even, equal) + -itās -ity

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH iniquity

inequity iniquity

Words nearby iniquity

inhume, inimical, inimitable, inion, iniquitous, iniquity, init., initial, initial code, initial rhyme, initial teaching alphabet

Words related to iniquity

infamy, immorality, abomination, baseness, crime, wrong, misdeed, injustice, wrongdoing, unfairness, offense, wickedness, unrighteousness, sinfulness, miscreancy

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British Dictionary definitions for iniquity

iniquity
/ (ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

lack of justice or righteousness; wickedness; injustice
a wicked act; sin

Derived forms of iniquity

iniquitous, adjective iniquitously, adverb iniquitousness, noun

Word Origin for iniquity

C14: from Latin inīquitās, from inīquus unfair, from in- 1 + aequus even, level; see equal