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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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