one-sided

adjective

one-sid·ed | \ ˈwən-ˈsī-dəd

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Definition of one-sided

1a(1) : having one side prominent : lopsided

(2) : having or occurring on one side only

b : limited to one side : partial a one-sided interpretation

2 : unilateral a one-sided decision

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The first known use of one-sided was circa 1793

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one-sided

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of one-sided

disapproving : showing only one opinion or point of view

: led or controlled by one of the two people or groups involved

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one-sided

adjective

one-sid·ed | \ ˈwən-ˈsī-dəd\

Kids Definition of one-sided

1 : done or occurring on one side only a one-sided decision

2 : having one side more developed : lopsided

3 : favoring or dominated by one side Back in Connecticut he had sometimes watched the one-sided fights of cats and mice in the meadow …— George Selden, The Cricket in Times Square

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