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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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   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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishone-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)

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    One-sided definition: Favoring one side or group; partial or biased.

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    one-sided. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˌone-ˈsided adjective 1 considering or showing only one side of a question, subject etc in a way that is unfair → biased, balanced The newspapers give a very one-sided account of the war. 2 an activity or competition that is one-sided is one in which one person or side is much ...