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favouritism

/ˈfeɪvərɪtɪzəm/noun

उच्चारण फ़ेवरिटिज़म

पक्षपात, भेदभाव, तरफ़दारी

favouritism का हिंदी में अर्थ है पक्षपात, भेदभाव, तरफ़दारी. In English, favouritism means the act of unfairly treating one person better than others because you like them better.

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noun
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    [U] disapproving

    the act of unfairly treating one person better than others because you like them better

    पक्षपात, भेदभाव, तरफ़दारी

    • The officer was accused of favouritism in giving promotions.
    • Students resented the teacher's open favouritism towards his own tuition class.
    • The students complained of favouritism in the choice of team captain.
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    • Favouritism at work can destroy team spirit.
    • Any hint of favouritism in the selection would be unfair.

    Synonyms partiality bias nepotism discrimination unfairness

    Opposite impartiality fairness equality neutrality

◇Word family
favourite adj., noun
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AaSpelling

fa·vour·it·ism

With -our- in British English (American favoritism).

Spelling: British English में favouritism में -our- आता है (favour से), जबकि American English में favoritism लिखा जाता है।

?Which word?

Keep the bias words together: favouritism, partiality, bias, nepotism, cronyism.

पक्षपात के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: favouritism, partiality, bias, nepotism, cronyism।

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One-word substitution

Favouritism shown to relatives, especially in giving jobs, is nepotism; to friends cronyism.

रिश्तेदारों के प्रति पक्षपात, विशेषकर नौकरी देने में, nepotism; मित्रों के प्रति cronyism।