English noun: favoritism | |||
1. | favoritism (cognition) an inclination to favor some person or group | ||
Synonyms | favouritism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disposition, inclination, tendency | ||
2. | favoritism (act) unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice | ||
Synonyms | discrimination, favouritism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | social control | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | able-bodiedism, able-bodism, ableism, ablism, ageism, agism, cronyism, fatism, fattism, heterosexism, nepotism, racial discrimination, racialism, racism, sexism | ||