biased
adjectiveInfluenced by a preference or prejudice that undermines impartiality.
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Clear all filtersInfluenced by a preference or prejudice that undermines impartiality.
To make up for a loss or disadvantage, or to provide payment for work.
Make up for a disadvantage
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To act against an influence in order to reduce or cancel its effect.
An amount by which something falls short of what is needed or expected.
To make an arrangement or system less stable.
To unsettle, confuse, or disturb someone's composure.
Disturb composure
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A substantial difference or inequality.
Too large, small, or unequal in relation to something else.
Out of proper proportion
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Either of the two annual times when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, with day and night approximately equal in length.
Annual crossing of the celestial equator
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Fair and just toward the people involved.
Willing to consider people and arguments without bias or favoritism.
Fair and not favoring one side or interest.
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Without favoritism
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A difference in amount, status, treatment, or opportunity between people or things.
Unfair or unequal in an unjust way.
Showing careful thought and sound judgment.
Restraint that avoids excess or extremes.
Based on evidence and fair judgment rather than personal preference.
One word family: also includes objectivity.
Equality or equivalence in status, value, or amount.
Troubled or unsettled.
Troubled or unsettled
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Corresponding appropriately in size, amount, or degree to something else.
Corresponding in degree
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To distort or give an uneven direction to something.
The ability to remain steady or resist disruptive change.
Not distorted by a personal preference or prejudice.
A sensation that you or your surroundings are spinning or moving.
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