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bi·ased

also bi·assed (bī′əst)

adj.

Marked by or exhibiting bias; prejudiced: gave a biased account of the trial.

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bi•ased

(ˈbaɪ əst)

adj.

having or showing bias.

Also, esp. Brit., bi′assed.

[1605–15]

bi′ased•ly; esp. Brit., bi′assed•ly, adv.

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Adj.

biased - favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"

coloured, slanted, one-sided

partial - showing favoritism

biased

adjective prejudiced, weighted, one-sided, partial, distorted, swayed, warped, slanted, embittered, predisposed, jaundiced The judge was biased.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

biased

also biassed
adjective

1. Exhibiting bias:

one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced, prejudicial, prepossessed, tendentious.

2. Angled at a slant:

beveled, bias, diagonal, oblique, slanted, slanting.

Translations

مُتَحَيِّزمُتَحَيِّز مع

předpojatýzaujatý

forudindtaget

voreingenommen befangen

προκατειλημμένος

parcial sesgada sesgado tendencioso

puolueellinen

partial

pristran

parziale prevenuto

偏った

편견을 가진

bevooroordeeld

ensidig forutinntatt partisk tendensiøs ubalansert

stronniczy

tendencioso

предвзятый пристрастный

pristranski

jävig

ซึ่งลำเอียง

yanlı

thiên vị

有偏见的

biased

biassed [ˈbaɪəst] ADJ → parcial

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

biased

[ˈbaɪəst] adj [person, process, system] → partial(e); [judgement, language] → montrant un parti pris; [reporting] → tendancieux/euse
to be biased [person] → n'être pas impartial(e)
to be biased against → avoir un préjugé contre
to be biased towards, to be biased in favour of → favoriser

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

biased

, (US) biassed

adj → voreingenommen, befangen; … but then I’m biased → … aber ich bin natürlich voreingenommen or befangen; biased toward(s) somebody/something → gegenüber jdm/einer Sache voreingenommen; biased in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of/against → voreingenommen für/gegen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

biased

biassed [ˈbaɪəst] adj → parziale
to be biased against → essere prevenuto/a contro

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bias

(ˈbaiəs) noun

1. favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral. a bias against people of other religions.

2. a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.

verb – past tense, past participle ˈbias(s)ed –

to influence (usually unfairly). He was biased by the report in the newspapers.

ˈbias(s)ed adjective

(negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another. a biased judgement.

biased

→ مُتَحَيِّز předpojatý forudindtaget voreingenommen προκατειλημμένος parcial, tendencioso puolueellinen partial pristran parziale 偏った 편견을 가진 bevooroordeeld ensidig stronniczy tendencioso предвзятый jävig ซึ่งลำเอียง yanlı thiên vị 有偏见的

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