Word: iniquity (noun)

Associations

Iniquity means great unfairness or evil behavior. It is often used in a serious or formal way to talk about immoral or wicked actions.

• "The novel describes the iniquity of corruption in the government." Here, it means serious unfair or evil acts.
• "They fought against the iniquity of slavery." This shows strong injustice or evil.
• "The judge condemned the iniquity of the crime." Meaning very bad or immoral behavior.

Synonym: injustice.
Difference: "Injustice" is more general and can mean any unfairness, while "iniquity" usually implies moral wrongness or evil.

Substitution

You can use:

• wickedness (stronger, more about evil)
• immorality (focuses on breaking moral rules)
• wrongdoing (more general, any bad action)

Changing the word changes the tone: "wickedness" sounds more emotional and strong, "wrongdoing" is softer and more general.

Deconstruction

The word comes from Latin "iniquitas," which means "unequal" or "unjust."

• Prefix "in-" means "not"
• Root "aequus" means "equal" or "fair"
  So, "iniquity" means "not equal" or "unfair," which evolved to mean moral wrongness.

Inquiry

• Can you think of a situation in history or in a story where "iniquity" would be a good word to describe what happened?
• How is "iniquity" different from just a simple mistake or accident?
• Have you ever seen a movie or book where characters fight against some form of "iniquity"? What was it?