favoritism
English Thesaurus
1. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | social control, |
| definition | : | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ageism, agism, |
| definition | : | discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | cronyism, |
| definition | : | favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fatism, fattism, |
| definition | : | discrimination against people who are overweight (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | heterosexism, |
| definition | : | discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | nepotism, |
| definition | : | favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sexism, |
| definition | : | discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex (noun.act) |
2. an inclination to favor some person or group (noun.cognition)
3. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice (noun.act)
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