biased
pronunciation
How to pronounce biased in British English:
UK [ˈbaɪəst]
How to pronounce biased in American English:
US [ˈbaɪəst]
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- Adjective:
- favoring one person or side over another
- excessively devoted to one faction
Word Origin
- biased (adj.)
- 1610s in reference to bowling, 1660s in reference to persons; past participle adjective from bias (v.).
Example
- 1. This periodical carries a biased report on china .
- 2. He was so convinced by the theory that perhaps he allowed himslef to be a little bit biased .
- 3. Foreign firms have often complained of biased local courts .
- 4. Republican politicians do not pore over liberal blogs , and they regard the new york times as biased to the left .
- 5. This is a biased view , which ignores the fact that this is not only a sovereign debt crisis but also a currency and banking crisis and germany bears a major share of responsibility for those crises .