Voreingenommenheit — meaning in English

English meaning

• bias noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
• prejudice noun An unfair opinion or attitude formed in advance, without real knowledge or evidence.

Senses

Voreingenommenheit is used for these senses in English:

• bias (countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.
• prejudice (countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.

bias — full definition

1. noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
2. noun A diagonal direction across woven fabric, cut at 45 degrees to the straight threads.
3. noun In statistics, a systematic error that skews a measurement or estimate away from the true value.
4. verb To unfairly influence someone or something in a particular direction.

prejudice — full definition

1. noun An unfair opinion or attitude formed in advance, without real knowledge or evidence.
2. verb To cause bias in someone, or to damage a case, chance, or outcome.

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