slant.

1. A way of presenting something that emphasizes a particular perspective, sometimes unfairly.

2. A slope or angle that departs from the horizontal or vertical.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• political slant
• fresh slant

On the page

The headline gave the report a misleading slant.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Singular slant; plural slants. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: slants.