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tendentiousexpressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one; biased

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one; biased

Pronunciation (IPA): /tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/

Korean meaning: 편향된, 특정 관점을 옹호하려는, 당파적인

Korean pronunciation: 텐**덴**셔스

Example Sentences

  • His tendentious tweet comparing pizza toppings to political ideologies went viral for all the wrong reasons.
  • My uncle's tendentious dinner table speeches always turn family gatherings into political battlefields.
  • The movie review was so tendentious that it felt like propaganda rather than criticism.

tendentious

ADJECTIVE

//tɛnˈdɛnʃəs//

expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one; biased

tendentious concept
💡 Concept

The news anchor gives tendentious coverage favoring one political candidate

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tendentious rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The pretentious critic makes art more contentious and tendentious!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/
🇬🇧 UK/tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/

🌳Etymology

Roottend
Suffix--entious

Origin

From Latin 'tendentia' meaning 'tendency' or 'inclination,' derived from 'tendere' meaning 'to stretch' or 'to tend toward.' The suffix '-ious' converts it into an adjective form.

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🎵Rhyme

pretentiouscontentious
pretentious
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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His tendentious tweet comparing pizza toppings to political ideologies went viral for all the wrong reasons.

😄 Fun example

My uncle's tendentious dinner table speeches always turn family gatherings into political battlefields.

The movie review was so tendentious that it felt like propaganda rather than criticism.

Professor Kim's tendentious lecture made half the students walk out in protest.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

biasedpartisanprejudicedone-sided

Antonyms

objectiveimpartialneutral

Related

tendencycontentiouscontroversialslanted