marginalization

[mahr-juh-nl-ahy-zey-shuhn] / ˌmɑr dʒə nl aɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

exclusion from dominant culture

Synonyms

STRONG

disempowerment exclusion oppression

Example Sentences

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The author, an older person, embraces talking to strangers to regain lost social connections and counter feelings of marginalization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Inequality and other forms of marginalization and identity overlap and intersect.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

Many Americans are already in survival mode because of extreme economic precarity and other forms of marginalization.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

Because of the language’s marginalization, she was taught to understand her parents’ tongue but never to speak it.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

While marginalization may sound far preferable to exploitation, it may prove to be even more dangerous.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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