skewed
/skjud/
adjective
- Not straight or level; tilted or slanted to one side.
- After the earthquake, several buildings had skewed walls that looked unsafe.
- The old fence posts were skewed, making the whole fence lean to the left.
- The picture frame on the wall is skewed and needs to be straightened.
- Not accurate or fair because of bias or distortion; giving a misleading impression.
- News reports can be skewed if the journalist has a strong opinion on the topic.
- The survey results were skewed because only young people responded.
- The data is skewed by a few extremely high salaries, so the average doesn't tell the whole story.