Skew
verb
To make something not straight.
The frame was skewed slightly to one side.
Often appears as...
- skew slightly
- skew to the left
adjective
Not straight, at an angle.
The picture was hanging at a skew angle.
Often appears as...
- skew angle
- skew line
verb
To distort or twist the meaning of something.
The media sometimes skews the facts to create more dramatic news stories.
Often appears as...
- skew facts
- skew information
noun
A sudden change in direction or position.
The car made a skew to avoid the pedestrian.
Often appears as...
- take a skew
- make a skew
verb
To change or affect something inconsistently, especially in data analysis.
The data was skewed by the unusually high results in one area.
Often appears as...
- skew results
- skew data
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To make something not straight.
The frame was skewed slightly to one side.
Often appears as...
- skew slightly
- skew to the left
adjective
Not straight, at an angle.
The picture was hanging at a skew angle.
Often appears as...
- skew angle
- skew line
verb
To distort or twist the meaning of something.
The media sometimes skews the facts to create more dramatic news stories.
Often appears as...
- skew facts
- skew information
noun
A sudden change in direction or position.
The car made a skew to avoid the pedestrian.
Often appears as...
- take a skew
- make a skew
verb
To change or affect something inconsistently, especially in data analysis.
The data was skewed by the unusually high results in one area.
Often appears as...
- skew results
- skew data
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
Use 'skew' to describe objects misaligned from their intended position.
He noticed the rug was skewed in the hallway.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Misalignment
'Skew' often implies a slight or subtle shift, not a dramatic one.
They skewed the lights to create a mood for the scene.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
Use 'skew' to describe objects misaligned from their intended position.
He noticed the rug was skewed in the hallway.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Misalignment
'Skew' often implies a slight or subtle shift, not a dramatic one.
They skewed the lights to create a mood for the scene.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
Use 'skew' to describe objects misaligned from their intended position.
He noticed the rug was skewed in the hallway.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Misalignment
'Skew' often implies a slight or subtle shift, not a dramatic one.
They skewed the lights to create a mood for the scene.
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Mentalism, mind reading...
And we all do this, and a lot of the stories that we live by aren't even our own. The first ones we inherit at a young age from our parents, who of course have their own skewed beliefs, their own frustrations, their own unlived lives. And for better or worse, we take all that onboard, and then we go out into the world
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How the food you eat...
But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies,
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An unexpected tool for...
So actually, the diagram is more skewed like this. And that tension exists between the layers of privilege in the diagram and the absolute privilege that people experience in society. And this has helped me to understand why some poor white men
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Gail Reed: Where to...
Embracing diversity became a way of life. Why have so many countries asked for these scholarships? First, they just don't have enough doctors, and where they do, their distribution is skewed against the poor, because our global health crisis
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A genealogical journey PIPE...
have been told by people who look like this granted there's probably some fine historians in that bunch but history written from one perspective can be skewed and incomplete family stories can help counter the single narrative that
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Deep Under the Earth's...
is in some ways skewed, as is that of the depth of the oceans or of the upper atmosphere. However, since systematic cave exploration started about one century ago, we know actually that caves exist in every continent of the world.
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A path to security for...
are probably involved in crime themselves. By believing that somehow some people deserve to be murdered, otherwise good people allow ourselves to live in places where life chances are so deeply skewed.
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Can you solve the...
on account of his controversial life choices. If you were to ask a troll supporter who she'll vote for, there’s a good chance that she’ll claim to support the treeman, skewing your results.
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The Science of a Happy...
Which do you think the babies preferred? Woman in The helping elephant. Dramatic. Dramatic! The preference rates dramatically skewed The babies at six months show
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Battle to Save Injured...
they've been called urgently - scuse pen this is just to solder skews fracture has turned into an open wound - oh my
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Mentalism, mind reading...
And we all do this, and a lot of the stories that we live by aren't even our own. The first ones we inherit at a young age from our parents, who of course have their own skewed beliefs, their own frustrations, their own unlived lives. And for better or worse, we take all that onboard, and then we go out into the world
Video examples
How the food you eat...
But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies,
Video examples
An unexpected tool for...
So actually, the diagram is more skewed like this. And that tension exists between the layers of privilege in the diagram and the absolute privilege that people experience in society. And this has helped me to understand why some poor white men
Video examples
Gail Reed: Where to...
Embracing diversity became a way of life. Why have so many countries asked for these scholarships? First, they just don't have enough doctors, and where they do, their distribution is skewed against the poor, because our global health crisis
Video examples
A genealogical journey PIPE...
have been told by people who look like this granted there's probably some fine historians in that bunch but history written from one perspective can be skewed and incomplete family stories can help counter the single narrative that
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Deep Under the Earth's...
is in some ways skewed, as is that of the depth of the oceans or of the upper atmosphere. However, since systematic cave exploration started about one century ago, we know actually that caves exist in every continent of the world.
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A path to security for...
are probably involved in crime themselves. By believing that somehow some people deserve to be murdered, otherwise good people allow ourselves to live in places where life chances are so deeply skewed.
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Can you solve the...
on account of his controversial life choices. If you were to ask a troll supporter who she'll vote for, there’s a good chance that she’ll claim to support the treeman, skewing your results.
Video examples
The Science of a Happy...
Which do you think the babies preferred? Woman in The helping elephant. Dramatic. Dramatic! The preference rates dramatically skewed The babies at six months show
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Battle to Save Injured...
they've been called urgently - scuse pen this is just to solder skews fracture has turned into an open wound - oh my
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Mara Wilson
American Writer
I would like people to know me for who I am, especially since I think people have a very skewed image of me. I was playing a lot of cute characters, a lot of little girls; I was objectified. And I don't want people to think of me as that because it's not who I am, and because I've seen a lot of hostility towards that image.
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Dee Dee Myers
American Public Servant
Even tax breaks that are supposed to help the middle class too often skew toward the wealthy. Consider the mortgage interest deduction. While political leaders in both parties have long considered it untouchable, it actually helps those at the top of the income scale far more than those at the bottom.
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Iain Stirling
Scottish Comedian
I guess the argument is you chose to be in the public eye and, therefore, you're giving your life up for a certain level of scrutiny and you've got to accept that. The trade-off between being on 'Love Island' and not being on 'Love Island' is very skewed into the positive.
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Tessa Virtue
Canadian Athlete
Women in figure skating, like in every other industry, are expected to conform to an unrealistic standard of beauty. Unhealthy habits are often encouraged to promote a thin frame, and young girls idealize a skewed definition of 'fit.
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Shawn Ryan
American Writer
Series finales have that responsibility to leave you feeling good about entire series. You want to feel like the viewer closes the book satisfied. And if you strike out on the finale it skews how you feel about the entire series.
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Marguerite Moreau
American Actress
The story follows the whole family. But pretty much all the characters who are in jail have written a book about it, so you've got their perspective of it, however skewed they want you to see it.
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Kate Atkinson
English Author
Without siblings you get quite a skewed vision of yourself and of the world. I always felt I didn't understand how it worked. I remember feeling quite lonely.
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Lauren Willig
American Author
My own inclination is to skew towards humor. They say that some people view life as a comedy, others as a tragedy. Me? Comedy all the way.
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Janet Mock
American Writer
We cannot and should not be reduced to just one sliver of ourselves, as it skews the truth of our lived experiences.
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John Pinette
I would describe my comedy as my skewed comic perception of life.
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Mara Wilson
American Writer
I would like people to know me for who I am, especially since I think people have a very skewed image of me. I was playing a lot of cute characters, a lot of little girls; I was objectified. And I don't want people to think of me as that because it's not who I am, and because I've seen a lot of hostility towards that image.
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Dee Dee Myers
American Public Servant
Even tax breaks that are supposed to help the middle class too often skew toward the wealthy. Consider the mortgage interest deduction. While political leaders in both parties have long considered it untouchable, it actually helps those at the top of the income scale far more than those at the bottom.
Quote examples
Iain Stirling
Scottish Comedian
I guess the argument is you chose to be in the public eye and, therefore, you're giving your life up for a certain level of scrutiny and you've got to accept that. The trade-off between being on 'Love Island' and not being on 'Love Island' is very skewed into the positive.
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Tessa Virtue
Canadian Athlete
Women in figure skating, like in every other industry, are expected to conform to an unrealistic standard of beauty. Unhealthy habits are often encouraged to promote a thin frame, and young girls idealize a skewed definition of 'fit.
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Shawn Ryan
American Writer
Series finales have that responsibility to leave you feeling good about entire series. You want to feel like the viewer closes the book satisfied. And if you strike out on the finale it skews how you feel about the entire series.
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Marguerite Moreau
American Actress
The story follows the whole family. But pretty much all the characters who are in jail have written a book about it, so you've got their perspective of it, however skewed they want you to see it.
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Kate Atkinson
English Author
Without siblings you get quite a skewed vision of yourself and of the world. I always felt I didn't understand how it worked. I remember feeling quite lonely.
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Lauren Willig
American Author
My own inclination is to skew towards humor. They say that some people view life as a comedy, others as a tragedy. Me? Comedy all the way.
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Janet Mock
American Writer
We cannot and should not be reduced to just one sliver of ourselves, as it skews the truth of our lived experiences.
Quote examples
John Pinette
I would describe my comedy as my skewed comic perception of life.
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