out-group

[ out-groop ]

noun

, Sociology.

1. people outside one's own group, especially as considered to be inferior or alien; a group perceived as other than one's own.

out-group

noun

1. sociol persons excluded from an in-group

Word History and Origins

Origin of out-group¹

First recorded in 1905–10; out- + group

Example Sentences

This leader and his propagandists mine the resentment, hostility, anxiety and frustration of a disaffected population and direct it an out-group.

From Salon

Our "foodways" – our cultural and social practices regarding the creation and consumption of food – are where community, connection and in-group/out-group dynamics are formed.

From Salon

So some conspiracy claims, even in the claim themselves, name the in-group or name the out-group.

From Salon

There is always an in-group and an out-group.

From Scientific American

The denial—that there’s anything bad that your parents or your caregivers did to you—is then channeled through this in-group versus out-group thinking that domination-oriented religion provides.

From Scientific American