parti pris
- noun
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prejuicio
- The inspirers of this state of mind became Walter Duranty and Louis Fischer, downright sycophants of the Soviet oligarchy -- but these were taken to be parti pris.
Examples
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In the background of the solicitude that is felt for minority cultures, there is a quite definite political parti pris.
Academic text (2000) -
His comments revealed a clear parti pris against the new policy, showing a lack of objectivity.
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The study was criticized for its parti pris, as it did not consider data from opposing viewpoints.
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She approached the debate with a parti pris, favoring one side without acknowledging the other.
Synonyms
35
5.8
An idea accepted as true without proof used as a basis for thinking or action
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6.8
An opinion you form before you have enough facts that makes you judge unfairly
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5.6
An opinion you form before you have enough facts
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7.7
A belief people accept as true before they discuss something
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4.3
An opinion you make before you know the facts
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7.1
An opinion made before you know all the facts
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5.3
An opinion you form before you know enough facts
An opinion you form before you know enough
Antonyms
How Biased
Surface Forms
Morphology
parti + pris
This is a French loan phrase whose constituents ('parti' and 'pris') are not English words and thus provide no transparent cues to a B1 English learner; the phrase functions as a fixed idiomatic term meaning 'preconceived opinion'. Even for learners who recognize the French roots, the idiomatic sense is not directly derivable from the literal parts, so the meaning would not be predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Parti pris comes from French: parti means 'side' and pris means 'taken', so it shows someone who has already chosen a side before hearing the facts. That's why parti pris means 'prejudice' or 'bias'.