unbelonging

English

Noun

unbelonging (uncountable)

1. Lack of belonging; the quality of being an outsider or a pariah.
   • 2007, Sheila Collingwood-Whittick, The Pain of Unbelonging, page 167:

     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.