What does "biased" mean?

1. (prejudiced or unfair) unfairly preferring one person, group, or idea over another. 2. (distorted data) describing information or results that are not accurate because of a mistake in how they were collected.

biased

adj.

US //ˈbaɪəst// UK //bˈaɪəst// bi·ased

1 prejudiced or unfair (adj.)
B2 Upper Intermediate

unfairly preferring one person, group, or idea over another.

exhibiting a personal or institutional prejudice; not impartial or objective.

Example

The fans felt the referee was biased against their team during the final minutes.

Example

Critics argued that the documentary provided a biased account of the conflict by only interviewing representatives from one side.
- prejudiced
- partial
- one sided
2 distorted data (adj.)
C1 Advanced Technical Science

describing information or results that are not accurate because of a mistake in how they were collected.

exhibiting a systematic distortion of results due to a factor not accounted for in the derivation or sampling process.

Example

The survey results were biased because only people who liked the product answered it.

Example

The researchers acknowledged that the sample was biased toward urban residents, potentially overlooking the unique challenges faced by rural communities.
- representative
- accurate

Origin

From bias + -ed.

Word family

Adjectivebiased
Adjectiveunbiased