BIASSED


Meaning of BIASSED in English

bi ‧ ased AC BrE AmE , biassed /ˈbaɪəst/ adjective

[ Word Family: verb : ↑ bias ; noun : ↑ bias ; adjective : ↑ biased ≠ ↑ unbiased ]

1 . unfairly preferring one person or group over another:

Of course I’m biased, but I thought my daughter’s paintings were the best.

racially biased attitudes

biased against/towards/in favour of

news reporting that was heavily biased towards the government

2 . more interested in a particular thing than in another

biased towards

The majority of infants are biased towards being social rather than being antisocial.

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THESAURUS

▪ unfair/not fair not right or fair, especially because not everyone has an equal opportunity:

The present welfare system is grossly unfair.

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It’s not fair that people are paying different prices for the same tickets.

▪ unjust not fair or right according to the principles of a particular society:

He believed it was an illegal and unjust war.

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unjust laws

▪ unequal unfair because people are treated in different ways or because some people have more power than others:

We live in a deeply unequal society.

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the unequal distribution of global resources

▪ inequitable formal unfair because people are treated in different ways, or because some people have more power than others:

inequitable tax laws

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The system is inequitable, because it makes it possible for rich people to buy a place at university.

▪ biased unfairly against or in favour of a particular group:

biased reporting

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There were claims that prison bosses were racially biased.

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The policy was biased against women.

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The trade laws are biased in favour of rich countries.

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