- tendentiousness
- noun see tendentious
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tendentiousness
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tendentiousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An inclination for or against that inhibits impartial judgment: bias, one sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice, prepossession. See AFFECT, LIKE, STRAIGHT … English dictionary for students
tendentiousness — ten den·tious·ness || ten denʃəsnɪs n. quality of being tendentious, state of having a definite purpose … English contemporary dictionary
tendentiousness — ten·den·tious·ness … English syllables
tendentiousness — noun an intentional and controversial bias • Derivationally related forms: ↑tendentious • Hypernyms: ↑bias, ↑prejudice, ↑preconception … Useful english dictionary
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