Otherness
Pronunciation: /ˈʌðərnəs/
Otherness (noun)
- The state of being different from the people or things around you, especially in a way that makes you feel separate.
- A feeling that you do not belong, because others see you as unusual or not like them.
- The way groups treat someone as “not one of us”, creating distance and unequal power between groups.
Examples
- Her otherness made people notice her style.
- The report described otherness as a visible difference.