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maltreatment, mistreatment, mischief, offence, outrage; mayhem:<br />

The injury was less painful to his foot than to his self-esteem.<br />

injustice n. 1 unfairness, favouritism, discrimination, bias, inequality,<br />

partiality, partisanship, prejudice, bigotry, one-sidedness,<br />

unjustness, inequity: Class privilege has always condoned<br />

injustice. 2 wrong, injury: You do me an injustice if you<br />

think me capable of dishonesty.<br />

inkling n. hint, suggestion, glimmering, suspicion, whisper,<br />

intimation, indication, soup‡on, clue, notion, (faintest or<br />

foggiest) idea, tip, tip-off: Can you give me an inkling of<br />

what you are getting at?<br />

inmate n. prisoner, convict, captive, jailbird or Brit also gaolbird,<br />

Slang Brit lag; patient, case; inhabitant, occupant, resident:<br />

The inmates were fed on bread and water in those days. Inmates<br />

at the sanatorium are well treated.<br />

innocent adj. 1 not guilty, guiltless, blameless, honest, (in the)<br />

clear, unimpeachable, above suspicion, above reproach,<br />

faultless: We all believe her innocent of extortion. 2 pure,<br />

sinless, virtuous, chaste, virgin(al), undefiled, untainted,<br />

unstained, unsullied, pristine, incorrupt, uncorrupted,<br />

immaculate, spotless, unblemished, unpolluted: She is still a<br />

sweet child, innocent as the day she was born. 3 harmless,<br />

well-intentioned, safe, innocuous, inoffensive, unobjectionable:<br />

What began as an innocent stroll became a dangerous expedition.<br />

4 na‹ve, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unsuspecting, ingenuous,<br />

unsophisticated, trusting, trustful, gullible, credulous, green,<br />

inexperienced, childlike, unworldly, guileless, artless, simple,<br />

open, unartificial, sincere: Youngsters would arrive in London<br />

directly from the farm, entirely innocent and unaware of the<br />

perils of city life.<br />

--n. 5 infant, babe (in arms or in the wood(s)), child;<br />

ing‚nue, novice, beginner, newcomer, Colloq greenhorn: She's<br />

certainly no innocent when it comes to men.<br />

innovation<br />

n. 1 novelty; invention: The flush toilet was a 19th-century<br />

innovation. 2 modernization, alteration: Consumer product<br />

development is marked by a spirit of tireless innovation.

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