Biased — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

influence in an unfair way

cause to be biased

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹmɪnətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐtɹˈɪbjuːtˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐtɹˈɪbjuːtˌɪv/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹmɪnətˌɪv/.

Examples

you are biasing my choice by telling me yours
a biased account of the trial
a decision that was partial to the defendant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coloured one-sided predetermine bias slanted colored

Parts of Speech

verb	influence in an unfair way “you are biasing my choice by telling me yours”
verb	cause to be biased
adjective	favoring one person or side over another “a biased account of the trial”

Word Forms

bias

noun

a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

voreingenommen

Einfluss auf unfaire Weise ausüben

🇫🇷French

biaisé

influencer de manière injuste

🇪🇸Spanish

sesgado

influenciar de manera injusta

🇮🇹Italian

prevenuto

influenzare in modo ingiusto

🇳🇱Dutch

bevooroordeeld

op een oneerlijke manier beïnvloeden

🇵🇹Portuguese

enviesado

influenciar de forma injusta

🇷🇺Russian

пристрастный

влиять несправедливым образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पक्षपाती

अनुचित तरीके से प्रभावित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পক্ষপাতদুষ্ট

একটি অন্যায্য উপায়ে প্রভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

பாரபட்சமான

நியாயமற்ற வழியில் செல்வாக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

పక్షపాతం

అన్యాయమైన రీతిలో ప్రభావితం చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पक्षपाती

अयोग्य मार्गाने प्रभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

પક્ષપાતી

અયોગ્ય રીતે પ્રભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತಿ

ಅನ್ಯಾಯದ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಭಾವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പക്ഷപാതപരമായ

അന്യായമായ രീതിയിൽ സ്വാധീനിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਖਪਾਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਗਲਤ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ

🇵🇰Urdu

متعصب

غیر منصفانہ طریقے سے اثر انداز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有偏见的

以不公平的方式影响

🇯🇵Japanese

偏った

不公平な方法で影響を与える

🇰🇷Korean

치우친

부당한 방법으로 영향력을 행사하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiên vị

ảnh hưởng một cách không công bằng

🇹🇭Thai

ลำเอียง

มีอิทธิพลในทางที่ไม่เป็นธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

bias

mempengaruhi dengan cara yang tidak adil

🇵🇭Filipino

may kinikilingan

impluwensya sa hindi patas na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

berat sebelah

pengaruh dengan cara yang tidak adil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متحيزة

التأثير بطريقة غير عادلة

🇮🇷Persian

مغرضانه

به شیوه ای ناعادلانه نفوذ کند

🇹🇷Turkish

önyargılı

haksız bir şekilde etkilemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשׁוּחָד

להשפיע בצורה לא הוגנת

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