The unfairness of the grading system became evident when students with identical answers received different scores.
评分系统的不公平性在答案相同的学生获得不同分数时变得显而易见。
Which choice best defines “unfairness”?
C — The state of being unjust or unequal. “unfairness” means the state of being unjust or unequal.
Which word means “the state of being unjust or unequal”?
D — unfairness. “unfairness” means the state of being unjust or unequal.
unfairness — the state of being unjust or unequal. In Chinese: 不公平.
unfairness is pronounced /ʌnˈfɛrnəs/.
The unfairness of the grading system became evident when students with identical answers received different scores. (评分系统的不公平性在答案相同的学生获得不同分数时变得显而易见。)
injustice, inequity, partiality — all close in meaning to unfairness (the state of being unjust or unequal).
fairness, justice — each the opposite of unfairness (the state of being unjust or unequal).
Yes. unfairness is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.