How to pronounce tendentious
American English pronunciation
ten-DEN-shus
- IPA
- /tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/
- Syllables
- ten · DEN · shus (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What tendentious means
Taking one side, not fair to the other
In a sentence: The tendentious article only told one side of the story.
Where it comes from: It's "tendency" plus an ending, modeled on a German word.
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