Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biased

/ˈbaɪəst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: bi-ased
IPA: /ˈbaɪəst/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.

adj

Having outcomes with unequal probabilities; weighted.

adj

Angled at a slant.

adj

On which an electrical bias is applied.

adj

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

verb

simple past and past participle of bias

Example Sentences

"The newspaper gave a biased account of the incident."
"Obviously I'm biased, but…"
"a biased coin"
"The table had a biased edge."
"She biased them against him for no apparent reason."

Etymology

From bias + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbaɪəst/

Inflected Forms

more biased (comparative) most biased (superlative) biassed (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

biasedly biasedness debiased equibiased nonbiased overbiased unbiased

Synonyms

partial prejudiced tendentious colored coloured one-sided slanted

Rhymes With

highest unbiased driest

Questions

How do you pronounce biased?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbaɪəst/.
What does biased mean?: Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.
Where does biased come from?: From bias + -ed.

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