Meaning

3 senses
  1. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.

  2. Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.

    slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric

  3. (nonstandard)Synonym of biased (“exhibiting bias; prejudiced”).

Examples

157 sentences
  1. I know that Tom is biased.

    Я знаю, що Том упереджений. — deniko

    deIch weiß, dass Tom Vorurteile hat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I think that Tom is biased.

    Гадаю, Том упереджений. — deniko

  3. I know I have a biased opinion.

    Я знаю, що моя думка упереджена. — deniko

    ruЯ знаю, что у меня предвзятое мнение. — marafon

  4. The study is biased.

    Це дослідження упереджене. — deniko

  5. Tom may be biased.

    Том може бути упередженим. — deniko

Translations

2 languages

Origin

c. 1520 in the sense "oblique line". As a technical term in the game of bowls c. 1560, whe

c. 1520 in the sense "oblique line". As a technical term in the game of bowls c. 1560, whence the figurative use (c. 1570).

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Forms

more bias, most bias
Comparativemore bias Lesson
Superlativemost bias Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bias — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto