othering
- adjective
- /ˈʌðərɪŋ/
- Offensive
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excluyente
- Teachers are encouraged to avoid othering behavior in diverse classrooms.
Examples
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The politician's othering remarks fueled division within the community.
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Critics pointed out the othering language used in the article about immigrants.
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The article criticized the othering of minority groups.
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Many people experience othering in various social contexts.
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The report highlighted the othering language used in the media to portray certain communities as outsiders.
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His othering attitude made it difficult for him to connect with people from different backgrounds.
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She criticized the othering rhetoric of the speech, arguing that it alienated vulnerable groups.
Synonyms
535
3.5
Unfair treatment of people because of their race, age, or sex
8
7.9
To treat a person or group as unimportant and outside the main society
4
7.9
Leaving someone out of a group on purpose
3
8.4
Treating a person as shameful so others avoid or blame them
1
8.4
To exclude someone from a group as punishment or social rejection
1
7.6
Leaving a person out of social activities so they feel alone
1
8.9
Making a group or area separate from others and making it poorer and less powerful
1
9.9
Excluding people from normal social life because they belong to a low caste or class
Leaving someone out of a group so they cannot join in
To keep some people or ideas out of groups and decisions on purpose
Antonyms
How Alienating
- Offensive
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7.8
4
7.9
- US
8
7.9
- Offensive
64
4.2
10
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Othering comes from the simple word other, which means 'different' or 'the other one', plus the ending -ing that turns it into a quality or way of behaving. So othering describes words or actions that make people seem 'different' and push them out of a group.