Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

both-sides

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: both---sides
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in bothsidesism, to treat a policy debate or controversy as a conflict between two equally valid (or equally dangerous, etc) viewpoints.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"2019, Deember 30, Greg Sargent, "Explosive New Revelations Just Weakened Trump's Impeachment Defense", The Washington Post Plum Line blog. "McConnell badly needs the media's both-sidesing instincts to hold firm against the brute facts of the situation.""
"2020, February 4, "Lisa Murkowski Sick of All the Corruption, Will Vote to Let It Continue", Wonkette. "Once she'd adequately both-sidesed Congress and Tump, she fell back to more comfortable Republican talking points […] ""
"It’s certainly true that there are unhinged people across the political spectrum and politicians from both sides have been targeted for violence. However, “both-sidesing” this issue is dangerously dishonest."

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

both-sideses (present, singular) both-sidesing (participle, present) both-sidesed (participle, past) both-sidesed (past)

Questions

What does both-sides mean?: To engage in bothsidesism, to treat a policy debate or controversy as a conflict between two equally valid (or equally dangerous, etc) viewpoints.

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