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6 definitions found for favoritism
Favoritism FA'VORITISM, n.
favoritism n 1: an inclination to favor some person or group [syn: favoritism, favouritism] 2: unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice [syn: discrimination, favoritism, favouritism]
favoritism noun Date: 1763 1. the showing of special favor ; partiality 2. the state or fact of being a favorite
Favoritism Fa"vor*it*ism, n. [Cf. F. favoritisme.] The disposition to favor and promote the interest of one person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others having equal claims; partiality. A spirit of favoritism to the Bank of the United States. --A. Hamilton.
favoritism n. Partiality.
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "favoritism": bent, bias, discrimination, forejudgment, inclination, inequality, interest, involvement, jaundice, jaundiced eye, leaning, nepotism, one-sidedness, parti pris, partialism, partiality, partisanism, partisanship, preconception, predilection, predisposition, preference, preferential treatment, preferment, prejudgment, prejudice, prepossession, proclivity, twist, undetachment, undispassionateness, unneutrality |
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