Vocabulary
tendenziös
/tɛndɛnˈtsi̯øːs/· adjective
tendentious, slanted
A report that pushes the reader towards one opinion through what it selects and how it phrases it.
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- Komparativ
- tendenziöser
- Superlativ
- am tendenziösesten
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
tendenziös
tendentious, slanted
Der Beitrag war tendenziös geschnitten.
The piece was edited in a slanted way.
Word family
tendenziösdie Tendenztendency, trendtendieren zuto tend towardsder Tendenzbetrieban organisation with a political or ideological mission, e.g. a newspaper (labour law)
Common combinations
- tendenziöse Berichterstattungslanted reporting
- tendenziös geschnittenedited in a slanted way
- eine tendenziöse Fragea loaded question
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
einseitigparteiischvoreingenommen
↔ Opposites
ausgewogenneutral
Real examples
- Die Initiative nennt den Beitrag tendenziös.The initiative calls the report slanted.
- Schon die Frage der Moderatorin war tendenziös.The presenter's very question was loaded.
- Der Sender bestreitet, tendenziös berichtet zu haben.The broadcaster denies having reported in a biased way.
