unbelonging

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noun

Lack of belonging; the quality of being an outsider or a pariah.

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Meanings

noununbelonging (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLack of belonging; the quality of being an outsider or a pariah.

    Hardly has she uttered this rather unfortunate statement than she realizes her mistake; the stereotyped representation of Islanders behind her comment is proof of her awareness of his unbelonging and serves only to ostracize him.

    2007, Sheila Collingwood-Whittick, The Pain of Unbelonging, page 167
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APA

unbelonging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbelonging

MLA

“unbelonging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbelonging. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbelonging,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbelonging.

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