biased

American  

[bahy-uhst] / ˈbaɪ əst /

especially British, biassed

adjective

1. having or showing bias or prejudice.

   They gave us a biased report on immigration trends.

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Other Word Forms

• biasedly adverb
• nonbiased adjective

Etymology

Origin of biased

First recorded in 1605–15; bias + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Lula was controversially jailed in 2018 on charges of corruption, but was released after the presiding judge was found to be biased.

From Barron's

"We're a biased world, so the training is done on biased data," Hall said.

From Barron's

Macron also argued that social-media algorithms are biased and challenged the contention by some tech companies that they protect freedom of expression.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’m a slow, biased bike nerd, but I agree.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Of course, we do not accept such accusations. We disagree with them, we consider them biased and unfounded. And, in fact, we resolutely reject them," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

From BBC

Related Words

• partisan
• tendentious