tendenziös

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Etymology[edit]

Before 1850, from Tendenz +‎ -iös. Compare English tendentious, French tendancieux (ca. 1900), both after the German.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tɛndɛnˈt͡sjøːs/
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Adjective[edit]

tendenziös (strong nominative masculine singular tendenziöser, comparative tendenziöser, superlative am tendenziösesten)

  1. tendentious; biased (representing facts in a partisan manner, often manipulatively so)
    Antonym: untendenziös

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