unbelonging

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Noun

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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.