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one side

one side

66 3.0
A person's view in a discussion or argument
  • noun
translation icon : lado
  • In fact, however, Bush had heard only one side of the debate.
  • one side of the debate
  • one side of the coin
  • argue one side

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Examples

  • But at MormonThink you're really only getting one side of the issue, not a balanced discussion.

    Blog text (13)
  • You're on one side of the law, I'm on the other.

  • Cotton only tells one side of the story in court.

  • I believe that people deserve to hear more than one side of the story, sir.

  • Private information is, by definition, privileged data known only to one side.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Voter restrictions and ID laws are the way that one side works to change public policy.

    Blog text (7)
  • That's just one side of the picture, Nella- the hard-luck side.

  • In this essay, I focus primarily on one side of that tension: the part of Descartes's philosophy that is distrustful of images.

    Academic text (2017)
  • On the one side stand the Royalist party of King Charles, on the other, Cromwell's Parliamentary party, the Roundheads.

  • It's important to consider one side of the argument before forming an opinion.

Synonyms

side
vsone side
1.4

One group in a fight, match or debate

is focused on a single viewpoint in debates rather than teams or groups
position
vsone side
3.5

A view or opinion someone has about an issue

is used as a particular view within a discussion or argument

Antonyms

218 3.6

Not supporting either side in a conflict

on the fence
  • Informal
30 4.8

Not decided about which side to take or what to do

How One-Sided

partial
28 4.7
one side
66 3.0
tilt
16 4.4
neutral
218 3.6

Surface Forms

one side singular
one sides plural

Morphology

one + side

The meaning 'a particular viewpoint or position' is directly derivable from combining 'one' (single) with 'side' (a party or position); the phrase simply denotes a single position in a dispute or discussion. This compositional pattern is common in English (e.g. 'one side of the story') and has clear parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should grasp the MWE.

Etymology

One side comes from the image of a coin or a page that has two sides. If you only look at one side, you see part of the picture, so the phrase means 'a particular viewpoint' in a discussion.