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- Dictionarybi·ased/ˈbīəst/
adjective
- 1. unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something: "we will not tolerate this biased media coverage"
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The adjective that means “exhibited or characterized by an unreasoned judgment” is biased (“a biased news story”). There is an adjective bias, but it means “diagonal” and is used only of fabrics (“a bias cut across the fabric”).
BIASED definition: 1. showing an unreasonable like or dislike for someone or something based on personal opinions: 2…. Learn more.
Biased definition: having or showing bias or prejudice. See examples of BIASED used in a sentence.
Being biased is kind of lopsided too: a biased person favors one side or issue over another. While biased can just mean having a preference for one thing over another, it also is synonymous with "prejudiced," and that prejudice can be taken to the extreme.
The meaning of BIAS is an inclination of temperament or outlook; especially : a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment : prejudice. How to use bias in a sentence. Bias vs. Biased Synonym Discussion of Bias.
the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment: The senator has accused the media of bias. Reporters must be impartial and not show political bias. bias against There was clear evidence of a strong bias against her.
showing an unreasonable like or dislike for someone or something based on personal opinions: The newspapers gave a very biased report of the meeting. I think she's beautiful but then I'm biased since she's my daughter. Synonyms. one-sided. slanted. Opposite. unbiased. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
Bias definition: a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned. See examples of BIAS used in a sentence.
adjective. /ˈbaɪəst/ (also biassed) tending to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements. biased information/sources/press reports. a biased jury/witness.
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] a strong feeling in favour of or against one group of people, or one side in an argument, often not based on fair judgement. accusations of political bias in news programmes (= that reports are unfair and show favour to one political party)
