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favouritism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English favourit(e) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English favouritism From favourit(e) + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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:

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Translations (30)

es favoritismo (unfair favouring) · ro favoritism (unfair favouring) · ru фаворити́зм (unfair favouring) · el ευνοιοκρατία (unfair favouring) · ru кумовство́ (unfair favouring) · sv favorisering (unfair favouring) · ga fabhraíocht (unfair favouring) · de Vetternwirtschaft (unfair favouring) · cs protekce (unfair favouring) · tl paboritismo (unfair favouring) · cmn 偏袒 (unfair favouring) · cmn 得寵 /得宠 (unfair favouring) · nl vriendjespolitiek (unfair favouring) · de Günstlingswirtschaft (unfair favouring) · cmn 偏愛 /偏爱 (unfair favouring) · mi mariutanga (unfair favouring) · ar تَفْضِيل (unfair favouring) · fr favoritisme (unfair favouring) · nl favoritisme (unfair favouring) · it favoritismo (unfair favouring) · cy ffafriaeth (unfair favouring) · fi suosinta (unfair favouring) · cs nadržování (unfair favouring) · pl faworyzowanie (unfair favouring) · ga fabhar (unfair favouring) · pt favoritismo (unfair favouring) · el φαβοριτισμός (unfair favouring) · ca favoritisme (unfair favouring) · tr adam kayırmacılık (unfair favouring) · id pilih kasih (unfair favouring)