'Favoritism' definitions:
Definition of 'favoritism'
(from WordNet)
noun
An inclination to favor some person or group [syn: favoritism, favouritism]
noun
Unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice [syn: discrimination, favoritism, favouritism]
Definition of 'Favoritism'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- A spirit of favoritism to the Bank of the United States. --A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'favoritism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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