Pronunciation: /skjud/
verb to change or distort in meaning or effect
A1 The picture on the wall was skewed.
A2 She skewed the data to make it look more favorable.
B1 The media coverage of the event was skewed towards one side.
B2 The survey results were skewed due to a sampling error.
C1 The politician's speech was skewed to appeal to a specific demographic.
C2 The scientist skewed the experiment results to fit their hypothesis.
adjective having an oblique or slanting direction or position
A1 The picture on the wall was slightly skewed.
A2 The data analysis was flawed due to skewed results.
B1 The survey results were skewed by a small sample size.
B2 The media coverage of the event was skewed towards a particular political agenda.
C1 The researcher had to account for skewed data in their analysis.
C2 The documentary presented a skewed perspective on the historical events.
formal The data analysis showed that the results were skewed due to outliers in the dataset.
informal The survey results are a bit skewed because most of the participants were from the same age group.
slang The movie ratings are totally skewed by fanboys who gave it all 10s.
figurative Her perception of reality is skewed by her past experiences.
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