othering
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othering
- /ˈʌðəɹɪŋ/ US, UK
- /ˈʌðɹɪŋ/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From other + -ing.
noun otherings
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gerund of other: the process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as essentially alien or different.
[T]he For-self-ness of the one must therefore make the other something other than it is immediately set in the judgment: this self-preservation through subjection of the other under itself is therefore immediately an othering of this other; but the nature of Judgment must at the same time equally as
Similar: alienation, discrimination, otherization
verb
- present participle and gerund of other
Translations
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noun process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as essentially alien or different
| Español | alteridad, otredad, enajenación, enajenamiento, ajenación (disused), ajenamiento (disused) |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 他者化 tāzhěhuà, 異化 /异化 yìhuà |
| Français | altérité |
| Deutsch | Othering |
Talk about this word "othering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/othering. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. othering. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/othering "othering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/othering.Cite this
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title = {othering},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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