bias

nouns

a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

bias, preconception, prejudice

a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric

bias, diagonal

influence in an unfair way

"you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"

bias

is a type of (narrower)

influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

cause to be biased

bias, predetermine

slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric

"a bias fold"

bias

is similar to

slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled

"the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"