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# favoritism

noun (favoritism; uncountable; UK spelling favouritism)

«favoritism» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Favoritism is unfairly treating one person or group better than others, because you like them more, not because they deserve it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favoritism/#m1)

### In the lessons

In school and family life, children notice favoritism when a teacher always picks the same pupil or a parent seems to prefer one child. In citizenship, favoritism in jobs or government is unfair and can be corruption. In stories, a parent's favoritism often causes jealousy between brothers and sisters, like Jacob giving Joseph the special coat in the Bible. Phrases: «show favoritism», «accused of favoritism».

### Examples

- The coach was accused of favoritism because his son always played. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favoritism/#x1)
- It's favoritism if the teacher only picks her friends' children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favoritism/#x2)
- Jacob's favoritism towards Joseph made his brothers jealous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favoritism/#x3)
- Parents try not to show favoritism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favoritism/#x4)
- Favoritism in hiring is unfair to good workers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favoritism/#x5)
- «That's favoritism!» my brother shouted when I got the bigger slice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favoritism/#x6)

### Note

American spelling: favoritism; UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada usually write favouritism. Uncountable. Related: favourite / favorite, «teacher's pet».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «favoritism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favoritism/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«favoritism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/favoritism.html) on Mova free.