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noun | verb biasbias1 /ˈbaɪəs/ ●○○ AWL noun ETYMOLOGYbias1Origin: 1500-1600 French biais, from Old Provençal ► left-wing/right-wing/liberal etc. bias Conservatives say the press has a liberal bias (=shows too much support for liberal views). ► political/gender/racial etc. bias (=a bias that shows someone prefers one political way of thinking, one group of people, etc.) THESAURUS an unreasonable dislike of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion, etc.► prejudice an unreasonable dislike of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion, etc.: There is still a lot of prejudice against gays and lesbians. ► discrimination the practice of treating one group of people differently from another in an unfair way: Discrimination against people because of their age is illegal. ► intolerance the feeling of being unwilling to accept ways of thinking or behaving that are different from your own: Many people come to the U.S. to escape religious intolerance at home. ► bias an unfair opinion about someone, that makes you treat that person differently: He accused the umpire of showing bias toward the home team. ► bigotry behavior or beliefs that show that you have unreasonable opinions, especially about race or religion: In the 1930s, bigotry against immigrants increased. ► racism hatred for or unfair treatment of people because they belong to a different race: African-American and Latino groups accused the police chief of racism. ► sexism the belief that one sex, especially the female sex, is weaker, less intelligent, or less important than the other, especially when this results in someone being treated unfairly: The armed forces have worked to reduce sexism in their policies. ► homophobia hatred or fear of homosexuals: Homophobia is common, and has been the cause of some serious crimes. ► anti-Semitism hatred toward Jewish people: Is anti-Semitism on the rise in America and Europe? ► ageism (also age discrimination) treating people unfairly because of their age, especially as they become older: People over the age of 50 without jobs now face ageism as well as a bad job market. ► xenophobia hatred or fear of foreigners: Xenophobia in the 1920s led to very restrictive immigration policies. 1[singular, uncountable] disapproving an attitude that shows more support for one group, person, or belief than others, in a situation where fairness to all people and balanced treatment of all beliefs is important: bias against the newspaper’s bias against womenbias toward/in favor of The management has shown a bias in favor of younger employees.left-wing/right-wing/liberal etc. bias Conservatives say the press has a liberal bias (=shows too much support for liberal views).political/gender/racial etc. bias (=a bias that shows someone prefers one political way of thinking, one group of people, etc.)► see thesaurus at prejudice12[singular] a natural skill or interest in one particular area: a strong artistic bias3[singular, uncountable] science a process in which the people doing research influence the results of the research: Scientists try to eliminate bias in any study they do.4on the bias in a diagonal direction: cloth cut on the bias noun | verb biasbias2 AWL verb [transitive] VERB TABLEbias |
| Present | I, you, we, they | bias | | he, she, it | biases | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bias | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bias | | he, she, it | has bias | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bias | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bias | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bias |
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