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- [pahr-tuh-zuh n, -suh n; British pahr-tuh-zan]
- /ˈpɑr tə zən, -sən; British ˌpɑr təˈzæn/
- /ˌpɑː.tɪˈzæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahr-tuh-zuh n, -suh n; British pahr-tuh-zan]
- /ˈpɑr tə zən, -sən; British ˌpɑr təˈzæn/
Definitions of partisan word
- noun partisan a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base. 1
- adjective partisan of, relating to, or characteristic of partisans; partial to a specific party, person, etc.: partisan politics. 1
- adjective partisan of, relating to, or carried on by military partisans or guerrillas. 1
- noun partisan supporter: of party, cause 1
- adjective partisan biased, partial 1
- adjective partisan devoted: to party, cause 1
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Origin of partisan
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Middle French, from Upper Italian parteźan (Tuscan partigiano), equivalent to part(e) “faction, part” + -eźan (from unattested Vulgar Latin *-ēs- -ese + Latin -iānus -ian)
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Parts of speech for Partisan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
partisan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
partisan usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for partisan
noun partisan
- activist — An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
- admirer — If you are an admirer of someone, you like and respect them or their work very much.
- agitator — If you describe someone involved in politics as an agitator, you disapprove of them because of the trouble they cause in organizing campaigns and protests.
- apologist — An apologist is a person who writes or speaks in defence of a belief, a cause, or a person's life.
adj partisan
- biased — If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased.
- bigoted — Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong.
- chauvinistic — If you describe someone as chauvinistic, you believe that they think their own country is more important and morally better than any other.
- cliquish — If you describe a group of people or their behavior as cliquish, you mean they spend their time only with other members of the group and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group.
- colored — Something that is colored a particular color is that color.
adjective partisan
- accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
- adhering — to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to): The mud adhered to his shoes.
- coloured — Something that is coloured a particular colour is that colour.
- distorted — not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life.
- jaundiced — affected with or colored by or as if by jaundice: jaundiced skin.
Antonyms for partisan
adj partisan
- free-wheeling — operating in the manner of a freewheel.
- freewheeling — operating in the manner of a freewheel.
adjective partisan
- nondiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
- nonpartisan — not partisan; objective.
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