HyperDic: bias

English > 5 senses of the word *bias*:
NOUN	cognition	bias, prejudice, preconception	a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
NOUN	shape	bias, diagonal	a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
VERB	competition	bias	influence in an unfair way
VERB	cognition	bias, predetermine	cause to be biased
ADJECTIVE	all	bias	slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric

bias > pronunciation
Sounds	bay'ahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *bias*: 5 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
Example	"a bias fold"
Broader	oblique	slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
Spanish	diagonal, inclinado, oblicuo, sesgado, soslayado, transversal
Catalan	diagonal, esbiaixat, inclinat, oblic, transversal

English > *bias*: 5 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation.
Synonyms	prejudice, preconception
Narrower	Islamophobia	prejudice against Muslims
	experimenter bias	(psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment / experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment / experiment
	homophobia	prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
	irrational hostility	extreme / extreme prejudice
	racism	The prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
	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
	tendentiousness	An intentional and controversial bias
Broader	partiality, partisanship	An inclination to favor / favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
Spanish	inclinación, parcialidad, predisposición, prejuicio, sesgo
Catalan	biaix, prejudici
Verbs	bias	cause to be biased
Verbs	bias	influence in an unfair way

English > *bias*: 5 senses > noun 2, shape
Meaning	A line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric.
Synonym	diagonal
Broader	straight line	A line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction
Spanish	diagonal
Catalan	diagonal

English > *bias*: 5 senses > verb 1, competition
Meaning	Influence in an unfair way.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
Narrower	handicap	attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
Broader	prejudice, prepossess	Influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
Spanish	predisponer
Nouns	bias	a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

English > *bias*: 5 senses > verb 2, cognition
Meaning	Cause to be biased.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonym	predetermine
Narrower	slant, angle, weight	Present with a bias
Broader	prejudice, prepossess	Influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
Spanish	predeterminar
Catalan	predeterminar
Nouns	bias	a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

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