out-group
noun
: a group that is distinct from one's own and so usually an object of hostility or dislike compare in-group sense 1
Examples of out-group in a Sentence
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In the West, policing developed to control other out-groups, like Indigenous people.
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Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
And while grooming between in-group and out-group members typically had an immediate reciprocal benefit—the groomer typically got groomed in return—food sharing appeared to be more selfless.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
Yet without policies that reduce inequality, populist appeals that depict out-groups as welfare sponges will only gain traction.
—Lars-Erik Cederman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
The current culture-war backlash almost inevitably avoids talking about that material problem, instead focusing on in-groups and out-groups.
—Heather Souvaine Horn, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
These included in-group and out-group dynamics as well as identifying prominent people and adopting their views.
—James M. Peaslee, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2023
Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
And while grooming between in-group and out-group members typically had an immediate reciprocal benefit—the groomer typically got groomed in return—food sharing appeared to be more selfless.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
Yet without policies that reduce inequality, populist appeals that depict out-groups as welfare sponges will only gain traction.
—Lars-Erik Cederman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
The current culture-war backlash almost inevitably avoids talking about that material problem, instead focusing on in-groups and out-groups.
—Heather Souvaine Horn, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
These included in-group and out-group dynamics as well as identifying prominent people and adopting their views.
—James M. Peaslee, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above
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“Out-group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-group. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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