bias

bi·as (b

1. A line going diagonally across the grain of fabric: Cut the cloth on the bias.

a. A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment.

b. An unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice.

3. A statistical sampling or testing error caused by systematically favoring some outcomes over others.

4. Sports

a. A weight or irregularity in a ball that causes it to swerve, as in lawn bowling.

b. The tendency of such a ball to swerve.

5. The fixed voltage applied to an electrode.

adj.

Slanting or diagonal; oblique: a bias fold.

tr.v. bi·ased or bi·assed, bi·as·ing or bi·as·sing, bi·as·es or bi·as·ses

1. To influence in a particular, typically unfair direction; prejudice.

2. To apply a small voltage to (a grid).

[French biais, slant, from Provençal, perhaps ultimately from Greek epikarsios, slanted; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: bias, color, jaundice, prejudice, warp
These verbs mean to influence unfavorably or detrimentally: His experiences biased his outlook. Your misbehavior has colored my opinion of you. Dishonest leaders have jaundiced her view of politics. Lying has prejudiced the public against them. Bitterness has warped your judgment. See Also Synonyms at incline, predilection.

bias

Noun

1. mental tendency, esp. prejudice

2. a diagonal cut across the weave of a fabric

3. Bowls a bulge or weight inside one side of a bowl that causes it to roll in a curve

Verb

[-asing, -ased] or -assing, -assed

to cause to have a bias; prejudice [Old French biais]

biased
biassed adj

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	bias - a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation prejudice, preconception taboo, tabu - a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature irrational hostility - extreme prejudice partisanship, partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives experimenter bias - (psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment homophobia - prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality Islamophobia - prejudice against Muslims; "Muslim intellectuals are afraid of growing Islamophobia in the West" racism - the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races tendentiousness - an intentional and controversial bias
	2.	bias - a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric diagonal straight line - a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line"
Verb	1.	bias - influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours" prejudice, prepossess - influence (somebody's) opinion in advance handicap - attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
	2.	bias - cause to be biased predetermine prejudice, prepossess - influence (somebody's) opinion in advance slant, weight, angle - present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
Adj.	1.	bias - slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold" oblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"

bias

noun 1. prejudice, leaning, bent, tendency, inclination, penchant, intolerance, bigotry, propensity, favouritism, predisposition, nepotism, unfairness, predilection, proclivity, partiality, narrow-mindedness, proneness, one-sidedness << OPPOSITE impartiality

noun 2. slant, cross, angle, diagonal line

verb 3. influence, colour, weight, prejudice, distort, sway, warp, slant, predispose

Translations

bias [ˈbaɪəs] n (= prejudice) → prejuicio (= preference); predisposición f

bias [ˈbaɪəs] n (= prejudice) → préjugé m, parti pris (= preference); prévention f

bias [ˈbaɪəs] n (prejudice) → Vorurteil nt;

(preference) → Vorliebe f

bias [ˈbaɪəs] n (= prejudice) → pregiudizio (= preference); preferenza

bias

n bias [ˈbaiəs]

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 zaujatost, předsudek partiskhed; ensidig das Vorurteil προκατάληψη, μεροληψία parcialidad, prejuicio eelarvamus, erapoolikus گرایش؛ تمایل ennakkoluulo, puolueellisuus parti pris נְטִייָה 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 схильність; упередження جانبداری thành kiến 偏见

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 výstředné vytížení indbygget vægt, som giver en skrå retning die Neigung για να βάρος που τοποθετείται στην μπάλα την κάνει να κινείται λοξά και όχι ευθύγραμμα (στο desviación raskus نیروی محرک؛ جهت دهنده paino déviation הַטָיָה किसी खास दिशा में चलना krivina kugle eltérés menyimpang misþungi deviazione, inclinazione ゆがみ (공의 한 쪽에 붙인) 무게 svarstis, apkrova serong verzwaring aan a aa an kant innebygd vekt (som gir en skrå retning) obciążenie viés greutate уклон, смещение центра тяжести nerovnomerný beh (chod) odklon opterećenje ensidig belastning, tyngd ตัวถ่วงน้ำหนัก yumru, şişkinlik, ağırlık 傾斜 зміщення центру ваги آڑا کانٹا xu hướng 倾斜

v – 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 ovlivnit give et skævt billede; forudindtaget beeinflußt sein προδιαθέτω influenciar, predisponer mõjutama غرض ورزی کردن؛ دارای گرایش کردن vaikuttaa, tehdä puolueelliseksi influencer לְהַשפִּיע पक्षपात biti pristran befolyásol mempengaruhi secara tidak adil gera hlutdrægan, verða fyrir áhrifum influenzare 偏見をもたせる 편견을 갖게 하다 paveikti ietekmēt; noskaņot mempengaruhi voorinnemen gi et skjevt bilde, være forutinntatt nastawić niechętnie 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

adj ˈbias(s)ed

(negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another a biased judgement. partydige, bevooroordeelde مُتَحَيِّز مع предубеден zaujatý partisk; tendentiøs voreingenommen προκατειλημμένος parcial erapoolik مغرض puolueellinen partial מְשוּחָד, מְגַמָתִי 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 有偏見的 упереджений, тенденційний جانب داری سے thiên vị 有偏见的

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