skewed

[skyood]

adjective

1. distorted or biased; giving an unfair or misleading view of something.

   After the global financial crisis, he came to realize that traditional economic models offer very skewed representations of actual economic reality.

2. having an oblique or slanting direction or position; shaped, cut, or placed on a slant.

   When mounting a streetlight pole, orientation of the anchor bolts is important so that the pole base is not skewed in relation to the centerline of the roadway.

3. deliberately slanted so as to conform to a specific concept or attitude, cater to the interests of a particular group, etc. (sometimes used in combination).

   The network has launched a new youth-skewed telenovela that has been averaging around 28 million viewers in Brazil.

   His world view is skewed to the concept that the strong exist to dominate the weak, so he judges people by their direct worth to him.

4. Statistics.,  (of a distribution) having a disproportionate number of data points above or below the mean.

   There is a very skewed distribution of income, with the top 20 percent of the population earning 20 times what is earned by the poorest 20 percent.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of skew.

Other Word Forms

• unskewed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of skewed¹

skew ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Gabriel Attal, who leads Macron’s centrist party, faulted the president for appointing politically skewed prime ministers to lead budget negotiations rather than allowing political parties to reach an agreement beforehand.

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The government has slammed these as attempts to "manipulate public opinion" and "produce skewed results".

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Conservative members and voters have always skewed older than other parties, but now it is more pronounced.

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He has said his aim is to produce coverage that is less politically skewed, and therefore has the ability to reach all audiences.

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“They seem to take the path that whatever skewed voting got them into office means they can ignore their constituents.”

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