Meaning & use
unbelonging
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Not belonging; a feeling of exclusion from or being out of place within a group or setting.
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She described a persistent sense of unbelonging after moving to a new country.
The novel explores themes of unbelonging among second-generation immigrants.
A note on using this word
Unbelonging has gained traction in recent years, especially in discussions of identity and immigration, as a noun describing the emotional opposite of belonging.
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