favouritism
favouritism noun: the unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
Noun
favouritism (countable and uncountable, plural favouritisms)
- The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
- Heidi Alexander has experience of London. As Transport Secretary, she will also be under pressure not to show favouritism to the capital.2024 December 27, Tom Edwards, “Network News: Can success in the capital transfer to the wider stage?”, in RAIL, number 1025, page 19
favouritism meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
favouritism in Tamil
- ஆர்வப் பற்று, ஒரு சார்பு, ஒரு பக்க ஆதரவு, ஒருதலைப் பற்று, தனிப்பற்று
favouritism in Urdu
- پاس داری
favouritism in Malayalam
- പക്ഷപാതം, പക്ഷഭേദം, പക്ഷപാതിത്വം, സേവാപ്രസാദം
favouritism in Kannada
- ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತ, ಒಲವು, ಸ್ವಜನ ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತ, ಬದಿಯೊಲವು
More languagesFewer languages
- favouritism in Tagalog
- paboritismo
- favouritism in Arabic
- تَفْضِيل tafḍīl
- favouritism in Indonesian
- pilih kasih
Forms of favouritism
| plural | favouritisms |
|---|---|
| alternative US | favoritism |
Origin of favouritism
From favourit(e) + -ism.
Questions about favouritism
- What does favouritism mean?
- Favouritism means the unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
- What is favouritism in Tamil?
- Favouritism in Tamil is ஆர்வப் பற்று, ஒரு சார்பு, ஒரு பக்க ஆதரவு. See Favouritism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is favouritism?
- Favouritism is a noun.
- What is the plural of favouritism?
- The plural of favouritism is favouritisms.
Words near favouritism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: favouritism (page history and authors); favouritism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); favouritism (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); favouritism (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); favouritism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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