Definition of bias
Nouns
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
- Synonyms:
- preconception, prejudice
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taboo, tabu
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
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irrational hostility
extreme prejudice
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experimenter bias
(psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment
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homophobia
prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
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Islamophobia
prejudice against Muslims
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racism
the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
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anti-Semitism, antisemitism
the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people
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white supremacy
the prejudice that members of the white race are superior to members of other races
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tendentiousness
an intentional and controversial bias
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partiality, partisanship
an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
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- diagonal
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straight line
a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature
Verbs
influence in an unfair way
"you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
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handicap
attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
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prejudice, prepossess
influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
cause to be biased
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- predetermine
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prejudice, prepossess
influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
Adjectives
slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric
"a bias fold"
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oblique
slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
Vocabulary Lists for bias
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