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outcasting

outcasting

8.5
Leaving someone out of a group so they cannot join in
  • noun
  • /ˈaʊtˌkæstɪŋ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : exclusión
  • The community's outcasting of the family created a deep sense of isolation.

Examples

  • His social outcasting made it difficult for him to find a job or make friends.

  • She feared that her unpopular opinions would lead to her outcasting from the group.

  • Each time he was released, we heard similar stories of his mistreatment and social outcasting, often paid to AIDS patients.

    Academic text (2001)
  • However, what the ad is subtly telling us is that the price will be social outcasting.

    Blog text (2)

Synonyms

exclusion
vsoutcasting
64 4.2

A situation when someone is not allowed to join or take part in a group

focuses on the act of removing someone rather than methods or causes
alienation
vsoutcasting
30 7.4

Feeling of being alone and separate from other people

is the external act of excluding someone rather than their inner feeling
segregation
vsoutcasting
  • Offensive
18 5.3

The act of separating people or things into different groups, often by law

is the act of leaving someone out rather than institutional separation
marginalization
vsoutcasting
  • US
8 7.9

To treat a person or group as unimportant and outside the main society

is the immediate act of leaving someone out rather than a slow process
ostracism
vsoutcasting
4 7.9

Leaving someone out of a group on purpose

is the general act of leaving someone out of a group or society
ostracization
vsoutcasting
  • US
1 8.4

To exclude someone from a group as punishment or social rejection

is the general act of leaving someone out rather than formal banishment
social ostracism
vsoutcasting
1 7.6

Leaving a person out of social activities so they feel alone

is the broader act of leaving someone out, not only social rejection
ghettoization
vsoutcasting
  • Specialized
1 8.9

Making a group or area separate from others and making it poorer and less powerful

is the act of leaving someone out, not the wider enforced separation
disfellowship
vsoutcasting
  • Jargon
9.5

A formal action that removes someone from a group for breaking rules

is the broader idea of leaving someone out, not only formal discipline

Antonyms

65 3.7

Being part of a group, activity, or process

How Severe

banishment
14 7.6
ostracism
4 7.9
outcasting
  • Archaic
8.5
exclusion
64 4.2
avoidance
39 3.7

Surface Forms

outcasting singular
outcastings plural

Morphology

outcasting = outcast (transparent) = out + cast + ing

The meaning is a regular verbal noun from 'outcast' (to cast out); learners who know 'outcast' or 'cast out' can derive the action sense.

Etymology

Outcasting comes from out- ('outside') and cast ('to throw' or 'send'), the same cast in broadcast. So, to outcast someone is to 'send them outside' the group, which is why outcasting means leaving someone out.