us versus them
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The inevitable result of disenfranchisement was that the disinterested would become even more disinterested; the schism “us” versus “them” would grow; and special groups—e.g., women members—would feel that they were inadequately represented."
- "Is there “us versus them” polarization or ethnic or religious prejudice that might sanction or prompt violence toward an out-group?"
- "From this social perception follows the corollary us-versus-them argument. Anyone who learns that this marker of identity “offends the ear” joins the select group of those in the know, and will have a criterion by which he can both identify and judge the out-group who “desire to be up with the latest in thing,” and reassert his own membership in the club of those with taste."
- "These bastards stole their power from the victims of the Us-v.-Them Years, wrecking all things virtuous and true."
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
us-versus-them (alternative)
us vs. them (alternative)