biased
adjective/ˈbaɪəst/
/ˈbaɪəst/
(also biassed)
- tending to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements
- biased information/sources/press reports
- a biased jury/witness
- Their research was based on a biased sample (= a group of people/things containing more of one kind than normal, therefore not giving fair or accurate results).
- biased against somebody/something The article was heavily biased against the current regime.
- biased towards/in favour of somebody/something They admit that they're biased towards the Republican Party.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2, Social issuesb2- There is little doubt that most media coverage is biased.
- She gave a somewhat biased account of the proceedings.
- The methods they employed were heavily biased in favour/favor of the rich.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- extremely
- very
- heavily
- …
- against
- in favour/favor of
- towards/toward
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- biased toward(s) something/somebody having a particular interest in one thing more than others
- a school biased towards music and art
- Managers are naturally biased towards projects showing a quick return.
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