outgroup

Plural: outgroups

Noun

A social group to which one does not belong or identify.
The group of people who do not belong to one's own social group.
In cladistics, all the taxa included in a study that do not belong to the ingroup that is of immediate interest.

Verb

To form an outgroup.

Examples

To Scrabble players, those who insist on playing non-dictionary words are an outgroup.

Origin / Etymology

From out- + group.

Antonyms

ingroup

Scrabble Score: 11

outgroup: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
outgroup: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
outgroup: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

outgroup: valid Words With Friends Word