biassed


bi·as

B0226500 (bī′əs)n.1. A line going diagonally across the grain of fabric: Cut the cloth on the bias.2. a. A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment.b. An unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice.3. A statistical sampling or testing error caused by systematically favoring some outcomes over others.4. Sports a. A weight or irregularity in a ball that causes it to swerve, as in lawn bowling.b. The tendency of such a ball to swerve.5. The fixed voltage applied to an electrode.adj. Slanting or diagonal; oblique: a bias fold.tr.v. bi·ased, bi·as·ing, bi·as·es or bi·assed or bi·as·sing or bi·as·ses 1. To influence in a particular, typically unfair direction.2. To apply a small voltage to (a grid).
[French biais, slant, from Provençal, perhaps ultimately from Greek epikarsios, slanted; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: bias, jaundice, prejudice
These verbs mean to influence in a particular, often unfavorable way. To bias is to cause to incline toward or away from something or someone: claimed that the ruling was biased against low-income workers; was biased by experience in favor of stronger regulation.
To jaundice is to predispose toward negativity or skepticism: Years of scandal have jaundiced her view of politics.
To prejudice is to cause to judge prematurely, without full knowledge or due consideration; it often, but not always, suggests bigotry: were prejudiced by their narrow upbringing against those of a different race; moved the trial so as to find jurors who had not been prejudiced by news coverage of the case.

bi·ased

also bi·assed B0226600 (bī′əst)adj. Marked by or exhibiting bias; prejudiced: gave a biased account of the trial.
Thesaurus

biased

also biassed
adjective1. Exhibiting bias:one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced, prejudicial, prepossessed, tendentious.2. Angled at a slant:beveled, bias, diagonal, oblique, slanted, slanting.
Translations
befangen