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influenza — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bias noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
  • cold adj Having a low temperature; not warm.
  • flu noun A common contagious viral illness causing fever, aches, and fatigue; short for influenza.
  • impact noun The force of one object striking another; a collision.
  • influence noun The power to affect how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks.
  • influenza noun A contagious viral illness affecting the airways and lungs, often causing fever, aches, and fatigue.
  • leverage noun Power or influence used to get an advantage or achieve a desired result.
  • power noun The ability to do something, or to control and influence people or events.
  • sway verb To move slowly and rhythmically from side to side.

Senses

influenza is used for these senses in English:

  • bias (countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.
  • cold (countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, usually viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.
  • impact (figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.
  • influence The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
  • influenza (disease) An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.
  • leverage (by extension) Any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
  • sway Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.

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.

cold — full definition

  1. adj Having a low temperature; not warm.
  2. adj Unfriendly or emotionally distant; lacking warmth toward other people.
  3. adj Not prepared or warmed up; done without practice or introduction.
  4. noun A common mild illness that causes a blocked or runny nose, sneezing, and sometimes a sore throat.

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