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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gyunhyeongi ireun
"그 경기는 한쪽으로 기울어진 결과가 나왔다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having one side lower, smaller, or heavier than the other; unevenly balanced.
"The picture hanging on the wall looked lopsided." - 2
Unevenly distributed or disproportionate; heavily weighted to one side.
"The basketball game ended in a lopsided victory for the home team."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'lop' (meaning to hang down or droop, akin to early Scandinavian roots) and 'side'. First recorded in the late 16th century, the term originally described physical objects with one side heavier or lower than the other, later expanding metaphorically to describe unbalanced situations or unequal contests.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lopsided" is said worldwide
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asymétrique
Transliteration: ah-si-meh-trik
"La table est bancale et lopsided."
schief
Transliteration: shiːf
"Das Regal hängt schief an der Wand."
asimmetrico
Transliteration: ah-sim-meh-tri-ko
"Il quadro appendendo è risultato asimmetrico."
desequilibrado
Transliteration: des-e-qui-li-bra-do
"El partido terminó con un marcador muy desequilibrado."
assimétrico
Transliteration: a-si-me-tri-ku
"O corte de cabelo ficou um pouco assimétrico."
असन्तुलित
Transliteration: asantulit
"यह तस्वीर एक तरफ से असन्तुलित दिख रही है।"
倾斜的
Transliteration: qīngxié de
"比赛呈现出倾斜的局面。"
균형이 잃은
Transliteration: gyunhyeongi ireun
"그 경기는 한쪽으로 기울어진 결과가 나왔다."
いびつな
Transliteration: ibitsuna
"その棚の取り付けがいびつだ。"
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