othering
noun[U]
uk/ˈʌð.ər.ɪŋ/us/ˈʌð.ər.ɪŋ/theactoftreatingsomeone as though they are notpartof agroupand are different in some way:
Alargevolumeofliteraturehas been written onstereotypingand othering.
So much ofourcriminal-justicepolicyisdrivenby othering —magnifyingthedifferencesbetween thosepeopleand us,theirchildrenandourchildren.
- A lot of thecomicsI'veseenrecentlytalkabout somesortof othering, whether it be of women,AfricanAmericans,AsianAmericans, or whatever.
- Thecountryhas alonghistoryof the othering offoreigners.
- Howelsecan weexplainthepersistenceofpoliticaldisrespectfordeprivedpeople, the othering which nogovernmentopposes?
Being and appearing different
- anomalously
- another
- anti-conventional
- apple
- be a far cry fromsomethingidiom
- buck
- conflict
- depart fromsomething
- deviate
- differentiate
- diverge
- diversify
- fish
- flow
- polymorphous
- pop
- rebrand
- rebranding
- remove
- setsomething/someoneapart
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Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly