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   one-sided

   /ˌwʌnˈsʌɪdɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. unfairly giving or dealing with only one side of a contentious issue; biased: "one-sided agitprop that devalues the causes it promotes" Similar biasedprejudicedpartisanpartialpreferentialdiscriminatorycolouredinequitableunfairinfluencedslantedunjustnarrow-mindedbigotedOpposite fair-minded
   • ▪ (of a contest or conflict) having a marked inequality of strength or ability between the participants: "a totally one-sided match had a deceptively close scoreline" Similar unequalunevenunbalancedlopsided
   • ▪ (of a relationship or conversation) having all the effort coming from one participant: "a one-sided caring relationship denies the essential element of reciprocity"
   • 2. having or occurring on one side of something only: "one-sided documents"

   Derivatives

   • 1. one-sidedly adverb
   • 2. one-sidedness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishONE-SIDED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ONE-SIDED definition: 1. If a competition is one-sided, one team or player is much better than the other: 2. only…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryONE-SIDED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   If a competition is one-sided, one team or player is much better than the other: a one-sided contest / game. only considering one opinion in an argument in a way that is unfair: They blamed their defeat on the media's one-sided reporting of the election. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishONE-SIDED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   one-sided. If you say that an activity or relationship is one-sided, you think that one of the people or groups involved does much more than the other or is much stronger than the other. The negotiating was completely one-sided. Muster needed just 72 minutes to win the one-sided match, 6-2, 6-3.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionone-sided adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   (of a competition or a relationship) involving people who have different abilities; involving one person more than another. a totally one-sided match; a one-sided conversation (= in which one person talks most of the time)

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › one-sidedOne-sided Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ONE-SIDED is having one side prominent : lopsided. How to use one-sided in a sentence.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › one-sidedOne-sided - definition of one-sided by The Free Dictionary

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   1. considering but one side of a matter or question; partial or unfair: a one-sided judgment. 2. with one side far superior or having all the advantage; unequal: a one-sided fight. 3. Biol. existing, occurring, or developing more fully on one side, as certain flower clusters.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › one-sided_adjone-sided, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   What does the adjective one-sided mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective one-sided. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. one-sided has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plants (late 1700s) sport (1830s) geometry (1890s) See meaning & use.

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   One-sided means only showing a single side of a complicated issue, or being biased. A newspaper article is one-sided if it presents just one opinion about a controversial topic.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryONE-SIDED - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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    If you describe someone as one-sided, you are critical of what they say or do because you think it shows that they have considered only one side of an issue or event.

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    One-sided definition: considering but one side of a matter or question; partial or unfair. See examples of ONE-SIDED used in a sentence.