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maltreatment, mistreatment, mischief, offence, outrage; mayhem:
The injury was less painful to his foot than to his self-esteem.
injustice n. 1 unfairness, favouritism, discrimination, bias, inequality,
partiality, partisanship, prejudice, bigotry, one-sidedness,
unjustness, inequity: Class privilege has always condoned
injustice. 2 wrong, injury: You do me an injustice if you
think me capable of dishonesty.
inkling n. hint, suggestion, glimmering, suspicion, whisper,
intimation, indication, soup‡on, clue, notion, (faintest or
foggiest) idea, tip, tip-off: Can you give me an inkling of
what you are getting at?
inmate n. prisoner, convict, captive, jailbird or Brit also gaolbird,
Slang Brit lag; patient, case; inhabitant, occupant, resident:
The inmates were fed on bread and water in those days. Inmates
at the sanatorium are well treated.
innocent adj. 1 not guilty, guiltless, blameless, honest, (in the)
clear, unimpeachable, above suspicion, above reproach,
faultless: We all believe her innocent of extortion. 2 pure,
sinless, virtuous, chaste, virgin(al), undefiled, untainted,
unstained, unsullied, pristine, incorrupt, uncorrupted,
immaculate, spotless, unblemished, unpolluted: She is still a
sweet child, innocent as the day she was born. 3 harmless,
well-intentioned, safe, innocuous, inoffensive, unobjectionable:
What began as an innocent stroll became a dangerous expedition.
4 na‹ve, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unsuspecting, ingenuous,
unsophisticated, trusting, trustful, gullible, credulous, green,
inexperienced, childlike, unworldly, guileless, artless, simple,
open, unartificial, sincere: Youngsters would arrive in London
directly from the farm, entirely innocent and unaware of the
perils of city life.
--n. 5 infant, babe (in arms or in the wood(s)), child;
ing‚nue, novice, beginner, newcomer, Colloq greenhorn: She's
certainly no innocent when it comes to men.
innovation
n. 1 novelty; invention: The flush toilet was a 19th-century
innovation. 2 modernization, alteration: Consumer product
development is marked by a spirit of tireless innovation.