favoritism

/'feivəritizm/ Cách viết khác : (favoritism) /'feivəritizm/

Thân thiện

A teacher shows favoritism by always calling on the same student.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Unfair treatment based on prejudice: The practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another, often based on personal relationships, bias, or prejudice rather than objective criteria.
   • An inclination to favor: A tendency or disposition to show partiality and special kindness to a particular person or group.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The manager was accused of favoritism for always promoting his friends.
  • A good teacher avoids any appearance of favoritism in the classroom.
  • The company's policy aims to eliminate favoritism in hiring practices.

Advanced Usage

• "to show favoritism (towards)": to demonstrate partiality.
  • The judge was careful not to show favoritism towards either party in the case.
• "crony favoritism": a specific type of favoritism shown to friends and associates, especially in politics or business.
  • The scandal revealed widespread crony favoritism in the awarding of government contracts.

Variants and Related Words

• Favor (verb/noun): To show kindness or preference; an act of kindness or preferential treatment. (Note: This is the root word, but "favoritism" specifically denotes the of showing favor.)
• Favourite/Favorite (adj/noun): Preferred above all others. (British/American spelling variants).
• Nepotism (noun): A specific form of favoritism granted to relatives.
  • While nepotism involves family, favoritism can be based on any personal bias.

Synonyms

• Partiality: Unfair bias in favor of one thing or person compared to another.
• Bias: Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group.
• Preferential treatment: The act of giving someone an advantage that others do not have.

Antonyms

• Impartiality: Equal treatment of all rivals or disputants; fairness.
• Objectivity: Judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices.
• Fairness: Just and reasonable treatment without favoritism or discrimination.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "To play favorites": To show favoritism.
  • Parents should try not to play favorites among their children.
• "A pet project/employee": A project or person receiving special favor or attention, often implying favoritism.
  • That initiative was the CEO's pet project, receiving funding over more viable options.

Học thuật

Noun

1. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
2. an inclination to favor some person or group

Từ đồng nghĩa

• discrimination
• favouritism