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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. biased - favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"
partial - showing favoritism
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biased

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biased

also biassed
adjective
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Translations
مُتَحَيِّز مُتَحَيِّز مع
předpojatýzaujatý
forudindtaget
puolueellinen
pristran
偏った
편견을 가진
pristranski
jävig
ซึ่งลําเอียง
thiên vị

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
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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. vooroordeel تحيُّـز، محاباة، تحامُـل) пристрастие tendência zaujatost, předsudek das Vorurteil partiskhed; ensidig προκατάληψη, μεροληψία parcialidad, prejuicio eelarvamus, erapoolikus گرایش؛ تمایل puolueellisuus parti pris נטייה झुकाव pristranost elfogultság sikap berat sebelah hlutdrægni pregiudizio 偏見 편견 šališkumas aizspriedums; tieksme; nosliece berat sebelah vooroordeel partiskhet, forutinntatt holdning stronniczość, uprzedzenie preconceito înclinaţie, direcţie предубеждение zaujatosť (voči) predsodek pristrasnost partiskhet, positiv (negativ) inställning till ลําเอียง ön yargı, peşin hüküm 偏見,偏袒 схильність; упередження جانبداری thành kiến 偏见,偏袒
2. a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction. verswaring ثِقَلٌ يُسَبِّبُ المَيْل тежест imperfeição výstředné vytížení die Neigung indbygget vægt, som giver en skrå retning βάρος που τοποθετείται στην μπάλα για να την κάνει να κινείται λοξά και όχι ευθύγραμμα (στο υπαίθριο μπόουλιγκ) desviación raskus نیروی محرک؛ جهت دهنده paino déviation הטיה किसी खास दिशा में चलना krivina kugle eltérés menyimpang misþungi deviazione, inclinazione ゆがみ 편향 진로 svarstis, apkrova serong eenzijdige verzwaring innebygd vekt obciążenie مسير وركوونكى viés greutate уклон, смещение центра тяжести nerovnomerný beh (chod) odklon opterećenje ensidig belastning, tyngd ตัวถ่วงน้ําหนัก yumru, şişkinlik, ağırlık 偏斜 зміщення центру ваги آڑا کانٹا xu hướng 倾斜
verb – past tense, past participle ˈbias(s)ed –
to influence (usually unfairly). He was biased by the report in the newspapers. bevooroordeel يُأثِّرُ في، يوَجِّه في اتجاهٍ مُعَيَّن повлиявам influenciar ovlivnit beeinflußt sein give et skævt billede; forudindtaget προδιαθέτω influenciar, predisponer mõjutama غرض ورزی کردن؛ دارای گرایش کردن vaikuttaa puolueellisesti influencer לְהַשפִּיע पक्षपात biti pristran befolyásol mempengaruhi secara tidak adil gera hlutdrægan, verða fyrir áhrifum influenzare 偏見をもたせる (판단을) 치우치게 하다 paveikti ietekmēt; noskaņot mempengaruhi voorinnemen gi et skjevt bilde, være forutinntatt nastawić niechętnie هڅول influenciar a influenţa оказывать (неблагоприятное) влияние ovplyvniť vplivati uticati påverka ทําให้มีความลําเอียง taraf tutmak, kayırmak 使有偏見 бути упередженим زیر اثر ہونا có thành kiến 使有偏见
ˈbias(s)ed adjective
(negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another. a biased judgement. partydige, bevooroordeelde مُتَحَيِّز مع предубеден tendencioso zaujatý voreingenommen partisk; tendentiøs προκατειλημμένος parcial erapoolik مغرض ennakkoluuloinen partial משוחד, מגמתי पक्षपातपूर्ण pristran elfogult memihak, berat sebelah hlutdrægur parziale 偏った 편견을 가진 šališkas aizspriedumains; neobjektīvs pengadilan yang berat sebelah vooringenomen partisk, forutinntatt, tendensiøs, ubalansert uprzedzony parcial părtinitor пристрастный zaujatý pristranski pristrasan partisk ที่ลําเอียง ön yargılı, taraf tutan 偏袒的 упереджений, тенденційний جانب داری سے thiên vị 有偏见的
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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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