tendentious

English - Turkish

Definition of tendentious in English Turkish dictionary

taraf tutan

yanlı

meyilli

şevli

{s} amacı olan

{s} taraflı

taraflı/maksatlı

Related Terms

tendentious apperception

(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) kasıtlı özalgı

tendentiously

taraflı/maksatlı şekilde

tendentiousness

{i} taraflılık

tendentiousness

{i} taraf tutma

English - English

Definition of tendentious in English English dictionary

Implicitly or explicitly slanted

As a supporter of the cause, his reports were tendentious in the extreme.

Having a tendency; written or spoken with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose

She tendentiously espoused her particular solution at every opportunity.

having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one; "a tendentious account of recent elections"; "distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion

{s} showing a definite purpose, having a clear tendency, showing a definite tendency; biased; that tries to influence opinion

Something that is tendentious expresses a particular opinion or point of view very strongly, especially one that many people disagree with. His analysis was rooted in a somewhat tendentious reading of French history. = controversial. a tendentious speech, remark, book etc expresses a strong opinion that is intended to influence people (tendency)

Related Terms

tendentiously

in a tendentious manner, with a clear tendency, with a definite purpose

tendentiously

in a tendentious manner; "the paper reported rather tendentiously on the war atrocities

tendentiously

In a tendentious manner

tendentiously

in a tendentious manner; "the paper reported rather tendentiously on the war atrocities"

tendentiousness

{i} quality of being tendentious, state of having a definite purpose

tendentiousness

an intentional and controversial bias

tendentiousness

The characteristic of being tendentious

Hyphenation

ten·den·tious

Turkish pronunciation

tendenşıs

Pronunciation

/ˌtenˈdensʜəs/ /ˌtɛnˈdɛnʃəs/

Etymology

() Ultimately from the Latin tendere / tendō; related to the (English) tendency.