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Skew: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Skew verb. To distort something so that it is no longer fair, balanced or accurate.
How to say it
SKYOO/ˈskjuː/
1 syllable. Forms: skewed.
Skew in a sentence
A few huge orders skewed the average and made sales look healthier than they were.
If you only ask your friends, you’ll skew the survey.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- distort
- bias
- slant
- warp
Where skew comes from
Came into English from Old Northern French, and is related to eschew.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
If you only ask your friends, you’ll _____ the survey.
- deduce
- electrocute
- skew
Show the answer
skew: If you only ask your friends, you’ll skew the survey.