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AWL Sublist 8 · Academic Word
bias
/ˈbaɪəs/ Syllables: bi·as
English Illustration
Arabic Translation & Context
Synonyms & Antonyms
A tendency to favour one side unfairly or a systematic distortion in results or judgment.
Synonyms
prejudice
partiality
skew
Antonyms
impartiality
neutrality
Translations
bias in Arabic
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Arabic Meaning
تحيز، انحياز
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Easy Explanation (Arabic)
ميل قوي وغير عادل غالبًا لصالح شيء أو شخص معين، أو ضده.
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
Bias means unfair favouring or skewed results. Researchers control for bias in sampling when designing experiments for publication in medical journals.
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Memory TipBias tilts the scale — outcomes lean away from neutrality.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
Random assignment helps limit bias when psychologists test interventions in controlled classroom trials.
Publication bias may hide studies with null results from meta-analyses in health policy reviews.
The audit identified bias in hiring panels that favoured candidates from the same alumni networks.
Word Families & Pronunciation
bias
| PART OF SPEECH | FORM |
|---|---|
| adjective | biased |
| adjective | unbiased |
| noun | biases |
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