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favoritism

favoritism

23 3.9
Giving one person or group better treatment than others
  • noun
  • /ˈfeɪvərɪˌtɪzəm/
  • US
translation icon : favoritismo
  • The manager's favoritism toward certain employees created a divide in the workplace.
  • group favoritism
  • show favoritism
  • favoritism by the teacher

That is the history of the tax code is political favoritism and or punishment.

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Examples

  • I can't show favoritism in front of my other employees.

  • An examination of the literature shows that most studies focus on the home, i.e., favoritism among children and interpersonal relationships.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Does that look like favoritism to you?

  • So it's lost its place in terms of favoritism amongst the sports fan.

  • How you not show favoritism for one tribe over another.

  • Another influential factor in teacher favoritism is the social class to which students belong.

    Academic text (2008)
  • And that is exactly why they accuse me of favoritism.

  • I'll admit I always resented the incredible favoritism he showed you.

  • A related set of obstacles involves in-group favoritism: the preferences that individuals feel for members of their own groups.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Moore: I think that's very important because I think we've heard stories of favoritism by other judges.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

discrimination
vsfavoritism
  • Offensive
535 3.5

Unfair treatment of people because of their race, age, or sex

is a broader unfair preference not limited to protected characteristics
partisanship
vsfavoritism
65 7.4

Strong support for one group or view that ignores other views

is the outward giving of unequal support rather than just strong loyalty
preference
vsfavoritism
  • Specialized
40 5.5

A special advantage given to one country in trade

is the unfair personal support given to people or groups rather than policy
nepotism
vsfavoritism
20 7.2

Giving jobs and other advantages to family or friends unfairly

is broader, applying unfair support beyond family members
cronyism
vsfavoritism
  • Literature
15 8.4

Giving jobs or positions to friends instead of qualified people

is broader, applying unfair support to anyone not only friends
patronage
vsfavoritism
  • Formal
13 7.4

A government gives jobs or favors to supporters in return for political help

is the more general act of unfair support beyond political exchanges
partiality
vsfavoritism
3 6.7

An unfair liking that makes you treat one person or group better than others

is the active practice of giving unequal support rather than just bias
rampant cronyism
vsfavoritism
8.3

Giving jobs or benefits to friends instead of more qualified people

is the general act of unfair preference without implying scale
familism
vsfavoritism
  • Specialized
8.7

Giving jobs or other help to family members instead of other people

is the wider practice of unfair preference not limited to family
clientelism
vsfavoritism
  • Specialized
9.5

A system where people in power give jobs or money to supporters for loyalty

is the simpler practice of unfair preference without organized exchange

Antonyms

236 1.9

Treating people equally and without bias

11 5.3

Treating all people or sides fairly without favoring one

How Biased

discrimination
  • Offensive
535 3.5
bias
  • Specialized
261 5.2
favoritism
  • US
23 3.9
partiality
3 6.7
preference
157 2.1
neutrality
22 4.4

Surface Forms

favoritism singular
favoritisms plural
favouritisms plural
favouritism singular

Morphology

favoritism = favorite (transparent) = favorite + ism

Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ism' to 'favorite', yielding the practice or system of favoring, which is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

Favoritism comes from the word favorite, which comes from favor meaning 'support' or 'special liking', and the ending -ism marks a 'practice' or 'state'. So, favoritism is the practice of giving special support or preference to one person over others.