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
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Jokes create in-groups and out-groups of those who are laughing and those who are not.
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Lisa Hagen, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Psychologists call these categories in-groups and out-groups.
—Julia Standefer, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
This can create in-group and out-group dynamics, leading to siloed thinking.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Some visions of moral progress look forward to a world in which the in-group/out-group distinction has vanished.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Just like cults, marketers exploit vulnerabilities, create in-groups and out-groups and play on emotions to drive behavior.
—Dr. Mara Einstein, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Paradoxically, then, one of the most pro-social (and universally celebrated moral) emotions, represents a clear threat to diversity and inclusion: a group, system, organization, or indeed society that is optimized for empathy will tend to prioritize the in-group over the out-group.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Reactionary populists in Brasília, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Stockholm, and Washington will not behave in the same way or adopt the same criteria for drawing boundaries between in- and out-groups.
—Justin Casey, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2023
When revised data support the in-group’s political policies, members of the out-group sometime allege that the numbers were cooked for partisan advantage.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Lisa Hagen, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Psychologists call these categories in-groups and out-groups.
—Julia Standefer, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
This can create in-group and out-group dynamics, leading to siloed thinking.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Some visions of moral progress look forward to a world in which the in-group/out-group distinction has vanished.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Just like cults, marketers exploit vulnerabilities, create in-groups and out-groups and play on emotions to drive behavior.
—Dr. Mara Einstein, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Paradoxically, then, one of the most pro-social (and universally celebrated moral) emotions, represents a clear threat to diversity and inclusion: a group, system, organization, or indeed society that is optimized for empathy will tend to prioritize the in-group over the out-group.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Reactionary populists in Brasília, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Stockholm, and Washington will not behave in the same way or adopt the same criteria for drawing boundaries between in- and out-groups.
—Justin Casey, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2023
When revised data support the in-group’s political policies, members of the out-group sometime allege that the numbers were cooked for partisan advantage.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Out-group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-group. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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