1
: distorted from a true value or symmetrical form
problematic polling methods that resulted in skewed data
… a series of orange and yellow skewed shapes with mesh squares of different sizes …Natalie Savino
2
: deviating from what is normal, direct, or accurate
The treatment will later attempt to correct the anorexic's skewed [=distorted] perceptions about her body.Daniel Goleman
More broadly, some critics argue our über-emphasis on sports shows a skewed set of priorities.Kase Wickman et al.
This issue of control, and of the price paid for following the sometimes skewed road leading toward self-invention, is among the themes now being grappled with by Mary Harron …The New Yorker
Allowing even for my invariably skewed sense of direction, and the dark and sinuous roads that had delivered me to my door the night before, navigating the property is a challenge.Nancy Novogrod

Examples of skewed in a Sentence

he could see that the ropes had gotten all skewed in the collision
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The auto-rotate feature and automatic background fill showcases photos seamlessly without any skewed photo positioning or awkward head cut-offs. Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024 Leaders who focus too much on themselves and too little on others will end up with a skewed and incomplete perspective. Stanley C. Middleman, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 All polls, except for one heavily skewed toward the Democrats by a Trump hater who called it totally wrong the last time, have me up, BY A LOT. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 Days before Halloween and a week until the presidential election, the evening could have skewed costume or performative. Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for skewed 

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of skewed was in 1611

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“Skewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skewed. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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