skew
/skjuː/verb
उच्चारण स्क्यू
विकृत करना, झुकाना
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[T] ~ sth
to change or influence something with the result that it is not accurate, fair, normal
विकृत करना, झुकाना
- The small sample skewed the results.
- Outliers can skew the average of a data set.
- Biased questions can skew the results of a survey.
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- A few extreme scores skewed the class average.
- The media coverage skewed public opinion on the matter.
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not straight or level
टेढ़ा, तिरछा
- The picture is skew.
- The shelf looked skew because one bracket was loose.
- The line looked skew on the page.
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- One wheel was skew, so the cart kept veering to the left.
- The skew frame no longer fitted into the door.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the distort words together: skew, distort, slant (present information in a biased way), bias, twist, warp.
विकृत करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: skew, distort, slant (जानकारी पक्षपातपूर्ण ढंग से प्रस्तुत करना), bias, twist, warp।
Keep the not-straight words: askew (not straight), awry, crooked, lopsided (with one side lower than the other).
टेढ़े के शब्द याद रखिए: askew (सीधा नहीं), awry, crooked, lopsided (एक तरफ़ नीचा)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective skewed means not accurate or fair because it has been influenced ('skewed data', 'a skewed sex ratio').
Adjective skewed का अर्थ प्रभावित होने के कारण सटीक या निष्पक्ष नहीं है ('skewed data', 'a skewed sex ratio')।