Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbelonging

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-be-long-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of belonging; the quality of being an outsider or a pariah.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Hardly has she uttered this rather unfortunate statement than she realizes her mistake; the stereotyped representation of Islanders behind her comment is proof of her awareness of his unbelonging and serves only to ostracize him."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does unbelonging mean?: Lack of belonging; the quality of being an outsider or a pariah.

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