one-sided

American  

[wuhn-sahy-did] / ˈwʌnˈsaɪ dɪd /

adjective

1. considering but one side of a matter or question; partial or unfair.

   a one-sided judgment.

2. with one party, contestant, side, etc., vastly superior; unbalanced; unequal.

   a one-sided fight.

3. existing or occurring on one side only.

4. having but one side, or but one developed or finished side.

5. having one side larger or more developed than the other.

6. Law. involving the action of one person only.

7. having the parts all on one side, as an inflorescence.

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one-sided British  

adjective

1. considering or favouring only one side of a matter, problem, etc

2. having all the advantage on one side

3. larger or more developed on one side

4. having, existing on, or occurring on one side only

5. another term for unilateral

6. denoting a surface on which any two points can be joined without crossing an edge See Möbius strip

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Other Word Forms

• one-sidedly adverb
• one-sidedness noun

Etymology

Origin of one-sided

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Leah’s book, The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism, is thorough, yet often unreliable, and obviously one-sided in support of the spirits.

From Literature

"Such arrangements underpin the kind of 'one-sided flexibility' that leaves over a million workers unsure how many hours they will work or how much money they will earn next week," he said.

From BBC

Frankel may have been underworked in Team USA’s one-sided rampage to the gold medal game, but Thursday she was on the brink until Keller finished it off.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the end, the Fed’s final statement was one-sided, discussing only whether there would be more cuts.

From MarketWatch

In the end, the Fed’s final statement was one-sided, discussing only whether there would be more cuts.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• discriminatory
• partisan
• unequal
• unfair
• unjust