bias
nounBand 7
UKˈbaɪəs
USˈbaɪəs
A tendency to favour or oppose something unfairly, affecting judgement.
Readers accused the paper of political bias.
Good journalism should be free of bias.
Remember it
Bias originally meant a slant or oblique direction, suggesting an unfair tilt in judgement.
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biasnessbias
The noun is 'bias', not 'biasness'.
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Similar and opposite
- Similar
- prejudicepartialityslant
- Opposite
- impartialityobjectivityneutrality
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