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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“One-sided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-sided. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.

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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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