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one-sided
[wuhn-sahy-did]
adjective
considering but one side of a matter or question; partial or unfair.
a one-sided judgment.
with one party, contestant, side, etc., vastly superior; unbalanced; unequal.
a one-sided fight.
existing or occurring on one side only.
having but one side, or but one developed or finished side.
having one side larger or more developed than the other.
Law., involving the action of one person only.
having the parts all on one side, as an inflorescence.
one-sided
adjective
considering or favouring only one side of a matter, problem, etc
having all the advantage on one side
larger or more developed on one side
having, existing on, or occurring on one side only
another term for unilateral
denoting a surface on which any two points can be joined without crossing an edge See Möbius strip
Other Word Forms
- one-sidedly adverb
- one-sidedness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of one-sided1
Example Sentences
Whether the next move comes in December or later, the balance of risks that once pointed toward easing no longer looks so one-sided.
Across social media, users dug up Allen’s past offenses: Twitter rows with rapper Azealia Banks, one-sided kisses with Zoë Kravitz and other questionable behavior from Allen’s long life in the public eye.
“Then, there’s a pain when you realize, ‘Oh, this is a one-sided relationship.
The government’s lawyer, Sean Skedzielewski, said agents had warned protesters before deploying tear gas in the one incident he had been briefed on and the judge shouldn’t change her order based on one-sided accounts.
“The market’s low yield is concerning for a dividend investor,” says Daniel Peris, a senior portfolio manager at Federated Hermes, citing “the one-sided/lopsided structure of the market.”
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