# favouritism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #65,112

## Definitions
1. The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.

## Etymology
From favourit(e) + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/favouritism