biased
US: /ˈbaɪəst/
UK: /bˈaɪəst/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
biased- (thống kê) chệch; không đối xứng
Advanced English dictionary
(also biassed) + adjective1 ~ (toward(s) / against / in favour of sb/sth) having a tendency 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).
Antonym: UNBIASED
2 ~ toward(s) sth/sb having a particular interest in one thing more than others: a school biased towards music and art
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
biased, prejudiced, partial; warped, distorted, jaundiced:
I don't want to listen to your biased opinions about women's rights.
Collocation
VERBS
be
ADV.
extremely, heavily, hopelessly, strongly, very | a little, slightly | naturally | inherently | ideologically, politically | racially
PREP.
against
Fate was strongly biased against him.
| in favour of
The methods they employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour.
| towards
Managers are naturally biased towards projects showing a quick return.
Concise dictionary
biassed|biassing|biases|biasses|biased|biasing'baɪəsnoun
+a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
+a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
verb
+influence in an unfair way
+cause to be biased
adj.
+slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric