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The coach avoided favoritism by giving everyone a turn.
What does Favoritism mean?
favoritism means unfairly favoring one person or group
Dictionary definition
Unfairly giving better treatment to one person or group over others.
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Favoritism can make classmates feel left out.
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Fair rules help prevent favoritism in contests and group work.
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Bias is close in meaning to favoritism.
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Partnoun.
Meaningfavoritism means unfairly favoring one person or group.
ExampleExample: The coach avoided favoritism by giving everyone a turn.
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- fay · vuh · ruh · tiz · um
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- fay
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- um
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Synonyms
Words like Favoritism
biasUnfair preference for one side.
partialityUnfair support for one person or group.
Antonyms
Opposite words
fairnessEqual and just treatment.
impartialityFairness without favoring one side.
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Word family
Favoritism word family
Base word
favoritism
noun
favorite
Liked best.
noun
favor
To prefer or support.
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