bias
/ˈbaɪəs/noun
उच्चारण बायस
पूर्वाग्रह, पक्षपात, झुकाव
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[U, C] ~ (towards/against/in favour of sb/sth)
a strong feeling in favour of or against one group of people or one side in an argument, often not based on fair judgement
पूर्वाग्रह, पक्षपात, झुकाव
- The referee showed a clear bias towards the home team.
- a bias against women in senior posts
- The judge was accused of bias.
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- Reporters must avoid bias in their stories.
- There is a bias against older workers in some firms.
Synonyms prejudice partiality favouritism
Opposite impartiality fairness neutrality
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[sing.]
an interest in one thing more than others; a special ability
रुझान, विशेष झुकाव
- The course has a strong practical bias.
- The college has a bias towards science subjects in its courses.
- Her education has a strong artistic bias.
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- The syllabus has a clear bias towards theory.
- The school has a bias for sports.
Synonyms leaning tendency inclination
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[T] ~ sb/sth (towards/against/in favour of sb/sth)
to unfairly influence somebody's opinions or decisions
पक्षपाती बनाना, अनुचित रूप से प्रभावित करना
- Do not let one bad experience bias you against the whole city.
- Newspaper owners should not bias the reporting of elections.
- Money should never bias a judge's decision.
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- The question was worded to bias the answers.
- His upbringing biased him against foreign food.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bias against / towards sb
Use bias against for unfair dislike and bias towards or in favour of for unfair preference.
अनुचित नापसंदगी के लिए 'bias against' और अनुचित पक्षपात के लिए 'bias towards' या 'in favour of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- There was a bias against women applicants.
- The judge showed a bias towards the rich.
without bias / free from bias
These phrases mean fair, and the noun is uncountable with no article.
इन वाक्यांशों का अर्थ निष्पक्ष है और noun uncountable रहता है, article के बिना।
- The report must be free from bias.
bias (verb)
As a verb, bias means to influence someone unfairly, and it takes a direct object.
Verb के रूप में 'bias' का अर्थ किसी को अनुचित रूप से प्रभावित करना है, और इसके बाद सीधे object आता है।
- The question may bias the witness.
biased (adjective)
Biased takes against, towards or in favour of, and it describes the person or report.
'Biased' के साथ against, towards या in favour of आता है और यह व्यक्ति या रिपोर्ट का वर्णन करता है।
- The newspaper was biased in favour of the ruling party.
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adjective + bias
politicalracialgenderstrongunconscious
- Gender bias still limits girls in some villages.
verb + bias
showavoidremoverevealaccuse of
- The referee was accused of bias.
bias + noun
crimetrainingclaimtestaudit
- The company ran a bias training session.
special use
a bias fora bias towards sciencemedia biascaste biasbias in selection
- Media bias can shape public opinion.
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- The committee was criticised for its bias against rural candidates.
समिति की ग्रामीण उम्मीदवारों के विरुद्ध पक्षपात के लिए आलोचना की गई।
- A good judge must decide without bias.
अच्छे न्यायाधीश को बिना पक्षपात के निर्णय करना चाहिए।
- Radhika has a natural bias towards mathematics.
राधिका का गणित की ओर स्वाभाविक झुकाव है।
- The survey was spoilt by the bias of the questions.
सर्वेक्षण प्रश्नों के पक्षपात के कारण बिगड़ गया।
- The coach's bias in selecting players upset the team.
खिलाड़ियों के चयन में प्रशिक्षक के पक्षपात से टीम नाराज़ हुई।
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✗ The teacher showed bias on the weak student.
✓ The teacher showed bias against the weak student.
Bias takes against or towards, not on.
'Bias' के साथ 'against' या 'towards' आता है, 'on' नहीं।
✗ He is a bias person.
✓ He is a biased person.
The adjective is biased; bias is a noun or verb.
विशेषण 'biased' है; 'bias' noun या verb है।
✗ The report has a lot of biases and is unfair.
✓ The report is full of bias and is unfair.
In the sense of unfairness, bias is normally uncountable.
अनुचितता के अर्थ में 'bias' प्रायः uncountable होता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
prejudice partiality favouritism leaning tendency inclination influence sway one-sidedness
Antonyms
AaSpelling
bi·as
?Which word?
biased or bias?
Bias is the noun; biased is the adjective and past participle: 'a biased report', 'He is biased against outsiders'. Do not write 'a bias report'. The opposite is unbiased or impartial.
Bias noun है; biased adjective और past participle है, जैसे 'a biased report', 'He is biased against outsiders'। 'A bias report' गलत है। इसका विपरीत unbiased या impartial है।
§Grammar and usage
'a bias report' is wrong; use biased.
'a bias report' गलत है; biased सही है।
Bias towards, against, in favour of.
Bias towards, against, in favour of आता है।