- biased or biassed
- bi|ased or bi|assed [ `baıəst ] adjectivepreferring one person, thing, or idea to another in a way that is unfair:a biased report
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biased or biassed
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biassed — biased UK / US or biassed UK [ˈbaɪəst] / US adjective a) preferring one person, thing, or idea to another in a way that is unfair a biased report biased against/towards/in favour of someone/something: The salary structure was biased against women … English dictionary
biased — UK US (also biassed) /ˈbaɪəst/ adjective ► preferring or disliking someone or something more than someone or something else, in a way that means that they are treated unfairly: biased against sb/sth »He believes the American justice system is… … Financial and business terms
biased — UK / US or biassed UK [ˈbaɪəst] / US adjective a) preferring one person, thing, or idea to another in a way that is unfair a biased report biased against/towards/in favour of someone/something: The salary structure was biased against women… … English dictionary
biased — bi|ased biassed [ˈbaıəst] adj 1.) unfairly preferring one person or group over another ▪ Of course I m biased, but I thought my daughter s paintings were the best. ▪ racially biased attitudes biased against/towards/in favour of ▪ news reporting… … Dictionary of contemporary English
biased — (also biassed) adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, very ▪ heavily, hopelessly, strongly … Collocations dictionary
biased — biasedly; esp. Brit., biassedly, adv. /buy euhst/, adj. having or showing bias or prejudice: They gave us a biased report on immigration trends. Also, esp. Brit., biassed. [1605 15; BIAS + ED2] * * * … Universalium
biassed — adjective unfairly influenced in favour of or against one particular person, opinion etc: I admit I m biased, but I think my son s performance was brilliant! (+ against/towards/in favour of): news reporting that was heavily biased towards the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
biased — (Roget s Thesaurus II) also biassed adjective 1. Exhibiting bias: one sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced, prejudicial, prepossessed, tendentious. See LIKE, STRAIGHT. 2. Angled at a slant: beveled, bias, diagonal, oblique, slanted, slanting. See … English dictionary for students
biassed — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective See biased … English dictionary for students
biassed — adjective see biased I … Useful english dictionary
