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

But instead of listening to the one-sided conversation, I’m staring at the man speaking.

From Literature

And he didn’t take it Sunday night in Santa Clara, after his Seahawks scooted away from a helpless New England Patriots team in a one-sided 29-13 win.

From The Wall Street Journal

He watched a speech she delivered in the Guildhall which he later lambasted as being "imbalanced" and "one-sided."

From BBC

But now it feels like that trade-off has become one-sided.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Sometimes, losses show you where you're going wrong. That loss against Scotland was one-sided and showed we're not spending enough time on attack."

From BBC

Related Words

• discriminatory
• partisan
• unequal
• unfair
• unjust