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

Parents can answer questions about their child — such as in the National Survey of Children’s Health — but can be biased or misinterpret questions, especially if English isn’t their first language.

From Los Angeles Times

“Even with intervention jitters lingering, there appears to be a market consensus that the dollar-yen pair is biased toward the upside.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Polymarket’s backers speak glowingly about the promise of harnessing the wisdom of the crowd, arguing that people who put money on the line are more likely to be right than purported experts and biased commentators.

From The Wall Street Journal

The report was widely condemned, including by more than 85 U.S. scientists and experts who published a withering 459-page document denouncing it as biased, error-ridden and unfit for guiding policy.

From Los Angeles Times

At one point, Higgins noted that Garcia had an attorney in the room, paid for by Richardson, and suggested her testimony might be “biased.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• partisan
• tendentious