EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
biased; partial...
preservative...
president...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
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FIL: Ang pagiging may kinikilingan; hindi patas o pantay sa pagtingin o paghatol.
EN: biased; partial
This is when you're playing favorites. Like when a referee is clearly favoring one basketball team, or when your mom gives the bigger piece of chicken to your sibling. It's the opposite of being fair and balanced—it’s pure kampi-kampi mode.
From 'tabingi' (tilted, crooked), used metaphorically to mean unbalanced or biased.
ROOT MEANING: tilted; crooked; lopsided
Often used to describe judgment, decisions, or people who are unfair.
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🇵🇭 Ang desisyon ng hurado ay tabingan at pabor sa kanyang kaibigan.
🇺🇸 The judge's decision was biased and in favor of his friend.
🇵🇭 Hindi dapat maging tabingan ang isang pinuno.
🇺🇸 A leader should not be partial.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.