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biased

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bi·ased also bi·assed  (bst)
adj.
Marked by or exhibiting bias; prejudiced: gave a biased account of the trial.
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Adj.1.biased - favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"
partial - showing favoritism

biased
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biased biassed [ˈbaɪəst] ADJparcial

biased [ˈbaɪəst] adj [person, process, system] → partial(e); [judgement, language] → montrant un parti pris; [reporting] → tendancieux/euse
to be biased [person] → n'être pas impartial(e)
to be biased against → avoir un préjugé contre
to be biased towards, to be biased in favour of → favoriser

biased, (US) biassed
adjvoreingenommen, befangen; … but then I’m biased… aber ich bin natürlich voreingenommen or befangen; biased toward(s) somebody/somethinggegenüber jdm/einer Sache voreingenommen; biased in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of/againstvoreingenommen für/gegen

biased biassed [ˈbaɪəst] adjparziale
to be biased against → essere prevenuto/a contro
biased biassed [ˈbaɪəst] adjparziale
to be biased against → essere prevenuto/a contro

biased متحيز předpojatý forudindtaget voreingenommen προκατειλημμένος tendencioso puolueellinen partial pristran parziale 偏った 편견을 가진 bevooroordeeld ensidig stronniczy tendencioso необъективный jävig ซึ่งลำเอียง yanlı thiên vị 有偏见的


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I should like to conclude the chapter with the above appeal, but cannot, owing to my anxiety to repel a charge often made against whalemen, and which, in the estimation of some already biased minds, might be considered as indirectly substantiated by what has been said of the Frenchman's two whales.
Secretly I wanted to believe all these kind sayings, but I could not; I was afraid that my masters' partiality for me, and pride in me, biased their judgment.
"It is of the first importance," he said, "not to allow your judgment to be biased by personal qualities.
 
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