bias
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(verb) cause to be biased |
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Synonyms: predetermine |
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Related Words: angle, prejudice, prepossess, slant, weight |
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(verb) give a bias to, as in a race |
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Related Words: disadvantage, hamper, handicap, hinder, prejudice, prepossess |
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(satellite adjective) slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold" |
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(noun) a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation |
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Synonyms: prejudice |
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Related Words: homophobia, partiality, partisanship, racism, tendentiousness |
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(noun) a straight line that is not at right angles to a side |
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Synonyms: diagonal |
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Related Words: straight line |
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