favouritism
noun
[ ˈfeɪv(ə)rɪtɪz(ə)m ]
• the practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another.
• "my parents would vehemently deny showing favouritism towards one child in particular"
Similar:
partiality,
partisanship,
unfair preference,
preferential treatment,
special treatment,
preference,
favour,
one-sidedness,
prejudice,
bias,
inequality,
unfairness,
inequity,
discrimination,
positive discrimination,
reverse discrimination,
nepotism,
keeping it in the family,
looking after one's own,
jobs for the boys,
• the state or condition of being the competitor thought most likely to win a sporting contest.
• "the horse shares favouritism with her French-trained rival at 6-1"
