Definition of the word one-sided

Pronunciation of vocabulary one-sided

one-sidedadjective

một chiều

/ˌwʌn ˈsaɪdɪd//ˌwʌn ˈsaɪdɪd/

Example of vocabulary one-sidednamespace

meaning

showing only one side of the situation; not balanced

  • The press were accused of presenting a very one-sided picture of the issue.
Extra examples:
  • She gave a somewhat one-sided account of the events.
  • The debate was very one-sided, and lacking in any serious thinking.
meaning

involving people who have different abilities; involving one person more than another

  • a totally one-sided match
  • a one-sided conversation (= in which one person talks most of the time)
Extra examples:
  • The violence was far from one-sided.
  • Their relationship seems rather one-sided.

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