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Noun
S:
(n)
bias (bias%1:09:00::)
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prejudice (prejudice%1:09:01::)
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preconception (preconception%1:09:01::)
(a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)
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full hyponym
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sister term
S:
(n)
partiality (partiality%1:09:00::)
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partisanship (partisanship%1:09:00::)
(an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives)
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(n)
anthropocentrism (anthropocentrism%1:09:00::)
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anthropocentricity (anthropocentricity%1:09:00::)
(an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values)
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(n)
ethnocentrism (ethnocentrism%1:09:00::)
(belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group)
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(n)
Eurocentrism (eurocentrism%1:09:00::)
(belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans)
S:
(n)
bias (bias%1:09:00::)
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prejudice (prejudice%1:09:01::)
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preconception (preconception%1:09:01::)
(a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)
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(n)
tilt (tilt%1:09:00::)
(a slight but noticeable partiality)
"the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
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(n)
sectionalism (sectionalism%1:09:00::)
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provincialism (provincialism%1:09:00::)
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localism (localism%1:09:00::)
(a partiality for some particular place)
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(n)
unfairness (unfairness%1:09:00::)
(partiality that is not fair or equitable)
derivationally related form
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(n)
diagonal (diagonal%1:25:00::)
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bias (bias%1:25:00::)
(a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric)
Verb
S:
(v)
bias (bias%2:33:00::)
(influence in an unfair way)
"you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
S:
(v)
bias (bias%2:31:00::)
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predetermine (predetermine%2:31:01::)
(cause to be biased)
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(v)
slant (slant%2:31:00::)
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angle (angle%2:31:00::)
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weight (weight%2:31:00::)
(present with a bias)
"He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
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sentence frame
Adjective
S:
(adj)
bias (bias%3:00:00:oblique:00)
(slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric)
"a bias fold"