Bias — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹmᵻnˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐtɹɪbjˈuːʃənz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐtɹɪbjˈuːʃənz/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːɹmᵻnˌeɪt/.

Examples

you are biasing my choice by telling me yours
a bias fold

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

diagonal preconception prejudice predetermine

Parts of Speech

noun	a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
noun	a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
verb	influence in an unfair way “you are biasing my choice by telling me yours”
verb	cause to be biased
adjective	slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric “a bias fold”

Word Forms

bias	verb	influence in an unfair way
prejudicial	adjective	tending to favor preconceived ideas
prejudicious	adjective	tending to favor preconceived ideas
prejudice	verb	influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
diagonal	adjective	having an oblique or slanted direction
bias	noun	a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Voreingenommenheit

eine Parteilichkeit, die eine objektive Betrachtung eines Problems oder einer Situation verhindert

🇫🇷French

biais

une partialité qui empêche l’examen objectif d’une question ou d’une situation

🇪🇸Spanish

inclinación

una parcialidad que impide la consideración objetiva de una cuestión o situación

🇮🇹Italian

pregiudizio

una parzialità che impedisce la considerazione obiettiva di un problema o di una situazione

🇳🇱Dutch

vooroordeel

een partijdigheid die objectieve beschouwing van een kwestie of situatie verhindert

🇵🇹Portuguese

viés

uma parcialidade que impede a consideração objetiva de uma questão ou situação

🇷🇺Russian

предвзятость

пристрастность, которая препятствует объективному рассмотрению вопроса или ситуации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पक्षपात

एक पक्षपात जो किसी मुद्दे या स्थिति पर वस्तुनिष्ठ विचार को रोकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পক্ষপাত

একটি পক্ষপাত যা একটি সমস্যা বা পরিস্থিতির উদ্দেশ্যমূলক বিবেচনাকে বাধা দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சார்பு

ஒரு பிரச்சினை அல்லது சூழ்நிலையை புறநிலையாகக் கருதுவதைத் தடுக்கும் ஒரு பாரபட்சம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పక్షపాతం

ఒక సమస్య లేదా పరిస్థితి యొక్క లక్ష్యం పరిశీలనను నిరోధించే పక్షపాతం

🇮🇳Marathi

पक्षपात

पक्षपात जो एखाद्या समस्येचा किंवा परिस्थितीचा वस्तुनिष्ठ विचार करण्यापासून प्रतिबंधित करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વગ્રહ

પક્ષપાત કે જે મુદ્દા અથવા પરિસ્થિતિની ઉદ્દેશ્ય વિચારણાને અટકાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತ

ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶದ ವಸ್ತುನಿಷ್ಠ ಪರಿಗಣನೆಯನ್ನು ತಡೆಯುವ ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പക്ഷപാതം

ഒരു പ്രശ്നത്തെയോ സാഹചര്യത്തെയോ വസ്തുനിഷ്ഠമായി പരിഗണിക്കുന്നത് തടയുന്ന ഒരു പക്ഷപാതം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਖਪਾਤ

ਇੱਕ ਪੱਖਪਾਤ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਮੁੱਦੇ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਦੇ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعصب

ایک جانبداری جو کسی مسئلے یا صورتحال پر معروضی غور و فکر کو روکتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偏见

妨碍客观考虑问题或情况的偏见

🇯🇵Japanese

バイアス

問題や状況の客観的な検討を妨げる偏り

🇰🇷Korean

편견

문제나 상황에 대한 객관적인 고려를 방해하는 편파성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thiên vị

một phần ngăn cản việc xem xét khách quan một vấn đề hoặc tình huống

🇹🇭Thai

อคติ

ความลำเอียงที่ขัดขวางการพิจารณาประเด็นหรือสถานการณ์อย่างเป็นกลาง

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkiling

isang partiality na pumipigil sa layunin na pagsasaalang-alang ng isang isyu o sitwasyon

🇲🇾Malay

berat sebelah

sikap pilih kasih yang menghalang pertimbangan objektif sesuatu isu atau situasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحيز

تحيز يمنع النظر الموضوعي في قضية أو موقف ما

🇮🇷Persian

تعصب

جانبداری که از بررسی عینی یک موضوع یا موقعیت جلوگیری می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ön yargı

bir konunun veya durumun objektif olarak değerlendirilmesini engelleyen bir tarafgirlik

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲטָיָה

חלקיות המונעת שיקול אובייקטיבי של נושא או מצב

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