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biased

/ˈbaɪəst/
Meanings
  • adjective

    Showing a prejudice either for or against one person or group compared with another, usually in a way that's considered unfair.

    - "The hiring manager showed clear bias towards candidates from Ivy League schools."
    - "Despite her qualifications, she was passed over because of gender bias in the company."
    - "Racial bias in the criminal justice system is a long-standing issue."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈbaɪəst/



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Synonyms

partial , prejudiced , tendentious
Rhymes
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daisies , mazes , razes , praises
Variants
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biased , bias , biases , biasing , biassed , biasses , biassing
Forms
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biasedly, biases, biasedness

Etymology
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From Old French 'biais', meaning 'inclination' or 'tilt'. In English, the term 'bias' has been used since the late 15th century.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'bias' is also used in statistics to describe a systematic error or distortion in data.

  2. Biased judgments can occur even when people are not aware of their biases.

  3. One study found that people are more likely to remember negative information about a group than positive information, leading to biased perceptions.

Related Concepts
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  1. Prejudice: An unjustified or unreasonable attitude towards a person or group, often based on stereotypes or misconceptions.

  2. Discrimination: The unjust or unfair treatment of people based on their membership in a certain group or category.

Quotes
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  1. It's also politically "biased", full of slighting references to the Whigs, whom Johnson detested, and imperiously chauvinistic, wherever possible dismissing or making light of words imported from French.

    - Charles McGrath,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},4 Dec. 2005

  2. I am willing to believe that history is for the most part inaccurate and "biased", but what is peculiar to our age is the abandonment of the idea that history could be truthfully written. In the past people deliberately lied, or they unconsciously colored what they wrote, or they struggled after the truth, well knowing that they must make many mistakes; but in each case they believed that 'the facts' existed and were more or less discoverable.

    - Leon Wieseltier,{it}New Republic{/it},17 Feb. 2003

  3. The information experts say that it's dangerous to conclude very much from talking to people because you will never interact with a scientifically selected random sample. Thus, the information you derive from meeting people is "biased" or anecdotal.

    - Will Manley,{it}Booklist{/it},1 Mar. 2002

  4. But even if you think I may be "biased" about the book's conclusions, please trust me about its awful prose.

    - James Martin,{it}Commonweal{/it},3 May 2002
Culture
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Biased has been a topic of extensive discussion in various fields, including education, politics, and social justice. It is often used to describe unfair treatment or discrimination based on factors such as race, gender, or socioeconomic status.

How to Memorize "biased"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a scale that is not balanced, with one side being heavier than the other. This represents bias, with the heavier side representing the prejudiced or favored group.

  2. associate

    - Think of the word 'prejudiced' and how it is related to 'biased'. Both words describe an unfair or unjustified attitude towards others.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a phrase like 'B-I-A-S stands for Biased In Attitude and Stereotyping'.

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