อคติ(à-kà-dtì)

Meanings

1NounB2

prejudice; bias

an unfair attitude or judgment for or against someone or something that is not based on reason or evidence

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] take; catch (transport)7[to] host; welcome8[to] withstand; bearคนทำงานkon tam ngaanคนทำงานkon tam ngaan1worker; employee; working person2working people; workforce (collective)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversityซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationแสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitอคติà-kà-dtìอคติà-kà-dtì1prejudice; bias2bias; prejudice (cognitive)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่ยุติธรรมmâi yú-dtì-tamไม่ยุติธรรมmâi yú-dtì-tamunfair; unjustต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentผู้สมัครpôo sà-màkผู้สมัครpôo sà-màk1applicant; registrant2candidate (esp. election)3contestant; entrantคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
He decided to hire based on university names, which shows an unfair prejudice against other applicants.
2NounC1

bias; prejudice (cognitive)

a systematic or habitual bias in thinking or judgment that affects decisions and assessments; also general prejudice

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!อคติส่วนตัวà-ká-dtì sùuan dtuuaอคติส่วนตัวà-ká-dtì sùuan dtuuapersonal bias; personal prejudiceเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]การตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiการตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jai1a decision2decision-makingเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanwork matters; businessไม่ยุติธรรมmâi yú-dtì-tamไม่ยุติธรรมmâi yú-dtì-tamunfair; unjust
We should beware of personal bias because it makes work decisions unfair.

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