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

Cannibalism was so primordial in the mores that it has two forms, one for the in-group, the other for the out-group.

From Project Gutenberg

This control by the in-group over its members makes for solidity and impenetrability in its relations with the out-group.

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He describes the transition from contacts of the out-group to those of the in-group, or from remote to intimate relations.

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Then among the looking-out group, crouched near the guns, goes a little gasp and mutter of excitement.

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