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outsideness

7.9

Feeling not part of a group or community

noun
/ˈaʊtsaɪdnəs/

: sensación de exclusión

The novel explores the outsideness experienced by immigrants in unfamiliar cultures.

Examples

Her outsideness was clear at the party, where she knew no one.
He often felt a sense of outsideness when he moved to a new city.
Her outsideness was evident during the party.
The feeling of outsideness can be overwhelming.
Her sense of outsideness made it difficult for her to form connections with her peers.
He often felt a deep outsideness during social gatherings, as if he never truly belonged.
Living in a new city brought a feeling of outsideness that he struggled to overcome.

Synonyms

isolation

vsoutsideness

172 3.7

A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally

is focused on social nonmembership rather than physical solitude

left out

vsoutsideness

119 3.6

Feeling sad because others do not include you

is the wider state of lacking membership in a community

out of place

vsoutsideness

63 3.5

Feeling uncomfortable because you do not belong in a place or situation

is a more general state of not belonging to a community

alienation

vsoutsideness

30 7.4

Feeling of being alone and separate from other people

is the basic outside feeling rather than deep psychological estrangement

out of it

vsoutsideness

Informal

19 7.2

Feeling left out of a group or activity

expresses the same outside feeling but as a general social state

out in the cold

vsoutsideness

Informal

16 7.4

Left out by a group of people

is the general condition of not belonging rather than active neglect

out of one's element

vsoutsideness

8 7.5

Not comfortable or confident in a new situation

relates to long term social exclusion rather than momentary discomfort

separateness

vsoutsideness

2 6.6

A situation where things are kept apart from others, for example work and personal life

is the social feeling of exclusion rather than neutral distinctness

to feel like an alien

vsoutsideness

Informal

2 7.0

To be out of place among the people around you

is the broader social nonmembership feeling rather than a simile

on the outside, looking in

vsoutsideness

Informal

1 8.1

Feeling left out and watching others take part

describes the general state of not fitting into a community

alienness

vsoutsideness

1 8.1

A feeling of being strange or not belonging

focuses on social exclusion feeling rather than mere unfamiliarity

apartness

vsoutsideness

1 6.7

A state of being separate from other people

is the specific emotional experience of social non-belonging rather than separateness

outsiderness

vsoutsideness

1 7.7

Feeling separate from a group or community

is the general state of being outside a community rather than term use

marginality

vsoutsideness

1 8.7

A situation of being outside the main part of a group or society

is the simple state of being outside a community without margin focus

unbelonging

vsoutsideness

9.0

A feeling of not being accepted or part of a group

focuses specifically on being outside a social circle rather than broad estrangement

outness

vsoutsideness

9.6

A feeling of not being included in a group or activity

is the broader feeling of not belonging to a social circle

nonmembership

vsoutsideness

6.0

Not belonging to a group or organization

is the emotional state of not belonging rather than legal status

unhomeliness

vsoutsideness

9.7

A feeling of not being at home or comfortable in a place

is specifically about social outside feeling rather than general strangeness

to feel like an island

vsoutsideness

Informal

7.9

To be alone even when other people are near

is the state of not belonging to a group rather than solitary feeling

Antonyms

belonging

122 3.6

A feeling of being accepted and part of a group or close to others

inclusiveness

7 3.8

Making everyone feel welcome and treating them fairly

How Excluded

ostracism

4 7.9

exclusion

64 4.2

outsideness

7.9

distance

129 5.4

membership

156 2.7

Surface Forms

outsideness singular

outsidenesses plural

Morphology

outsideness = outside (semi-transparent) = outside + ness

The form 'outside' + '-ness' yields the metaphorical/social sense of being outside a group, which is an extension from the literal meaning and may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Outsideness comes from the parts out and side, meaning 'out' and 'edge', and it is the same root as outsider. Think of someone standing on the outside of a circle of friends — that 'outsideness' is the feeling of not belonging to the group.