Polyglot Dictionary

befangen

/bəˈfaŋən/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. biased; self-conscious

    Built from be- ((intens.)) + fangen (to catch).

    • Der Richter wurde als befangen abgelehnt.

      The judge was rejected as biased.

Made of

  • be- (intens.)
  • fangen to catch

Similar words

einseitig

Befangen is biased in a personal, often unconscious way (and can also mean self-conscious); einseitig is one-sided in a more analytical sense, favoring just one side of an argument.

Practice

1 What does befangen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Richter wurde als ___ abgelehnt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches befangen?

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