Favoritism meaning

fā'vər-ĭ-tĭz'əm, fāv'rĭ-
A display of partiality toward a favored person or group.
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The state of being held in special favor.
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The showing of more kindness and indulgence to some person or persons than to others; act of being unfairly partial.
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(US) Alternative spelling of favouritism.
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Favoritism is defined as the act of giving preferential treatment to someone or something.

When a teacher always calls on the kids who sit in the front row and is nicer to those kids, this is an example of a time when the teacher shows favoritism.

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The condition of being a favorite.
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Sentence Examples

  • See, no favoritism between candidates.

  • The human agreed not to behave in ways that showed favoritism toward the new cat.

  • Before starting his career, the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, Cage changed his last name to avoid favoritism in his career due to his famous relative.

  • free market without favoritism to national advertising service suppliers.

  • While they can be your friends, avoid doing friend favors at work that could lead to a sense of favoritism.

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