bias

bias
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. prejudice, partiality; bent, inclination; slope, diagonal. —v. t. influence, sway, prejudice. See obliquity, tendency, injustice.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. bent, preference, leaning; see inclination 1 , prejudice .
See Synonym Study at prejudice . v.
Syn. influence, prejudice, sway; see influence .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
partiality, inclination, preference, prejudice, bent, predilection, leaning, proclivity, one-sidedness, *mind-set, favoritism, bigotry.
ANT.: impartiality, fairness, objectivity
II
v.
influence, sway, prejudice, indoctrinate, brainwash, twist, slant.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. An inclination for or against that inhibits impartial judgment: one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice, prepossession, tendentiousness. See AFFECT, LIKE, STRAIGHT. 2. An inclination to something: bent, cast, disposition, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, squint, tendency, trend, turn. See APPROACH, LIKE. II adjective Angled at a slant: beveled, biased, diagonal, oblique, slanted, slanting. See STRAIGHT. III verb 1. To cause to have a prejudiced view: jaundice, prejudice, prepossess, warp. See AFFECT, STRAIGHT. 2. To direct (material) to the interests of a particular group: skew, slant. Informal: angle2. See STRAIGHT.

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