one-sidedness
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a word derived from
one-sided.
one-sidedadjectiveconsidering but one side of a matter or question; partial or unfair.
Example Sentences
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Tragedy arises from the one-sidedness of their claims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Happily, Diane Ladd and Laura Dern have broken ground with “Honey, Baby, Mine,” 14 recorded conversations and commentaries that make a brilliant end-run around the one-sidedness of a traditional memoir.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
The dramatic Sydney draw, England's second non-defeat in their past 14 Tests in Australia, has enlivened an Ashes series which had been charting a course of familiar, repetitive one-sidedness.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2022
A: If you can’t stop helping someone despite a real and long-standing sense of frustration and one-sidedness, and it’s been going on for two decades, maybe it’s time to see a therapist!
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2020
The one-sidedness of that exchange of germs becomes even more striking when we recall that large, dense human populations are a prerequisite for the evolution of our crowd infectious diseases.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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