Biased Definition, Examples, and Usage Guide

Meaning 1：unfairly partial (biased)

biased 🔊

/ˈbaɪəst/

adj.

Unfairly preferring or disliking something/someone because of personal feelings, instead of being neutral.

Biased referee favoring one team in a soccer match

unfairly partial 🔊

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/ˌʌnˈfɛrli ˈpɑːrʃəl/

adj.

Having a tendency to favor one side over another, leading to unfair judgments due to personal feelings rather than facts.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'bias' meaning oblique or diagonal, later a preference that skews judgment. '-ed' forms adjective.

💡 Mnemonic

Bee (bi) said (ased) one side is better, showing unfair partiality.

📖 Example

The sports reporter was accused of being biased because he kept praising his favorite team even when they played poorly. 🔊 The sports reporter was accused of being biased because he kept praising his favorite team even when they played poorly.

🔗 Collocations

biased against – Showing prejudice against someone or something

biased in favor of – Showing undue preference for

politically biased – Having a bias toward a political party

🔄 Synonyms

prejudiced (adj.) – Having a preconceived opinion without sufficient reason.

partial (adj.) – Favoring one side over another.

unfair (adj.) – Not based on justice or equality.

🚫 Antonyms

neutral (adj.) – Not taking sides.

fair (adj.) – Treating all equally.

unbiased (adj.) – Impartial.

🌱 Derivatives

bias (n.) – A tendency to favor one side.

biasedly (adv.) – In a biased manner.

biasing (adj.) – Causing or showing bias.

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from Old French 'biais' meaning a sloping direction. In 16th-century bowling, it described a curved path, leading to modern sense of prejudiced leaning.