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biased

/ˈbaɪəst/

verb

Meaning

  • To place bias upon; to influence.

    "Our prejudices bias our views."

adjective

Meaning

  • Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.

    "The newspaper gave a biased account of the incident."

  • Angled at a slant.

    "The table had a biased edge."

  • On which an electrical bias is applied.

  • Exhibiting a systematic distortion of results due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation; skewed.

Synonyms

partial,
prejudiced,
tendentious