noun · academic
otherhood
UK/ˈʌð.ə.hʊd/US/ˈʌð.ɚ.hʊd/OTH·er·hood
the condition or quality of being construed as the Other; social or psychological experience of otherness
Examples
“In essays about migration, authors sometimes explore otherhood as a factor in social exclusion.”
“Discussions of colonial history often examine how otherhood was constructed by dominant groups.”
“While not an everyday word, 'otherhood' appears in academic Task 2 texts about identity and culture.”
Band 8 sentence
“Analysing how language constructs otherhood reveals the subtle mechanisms by which social hierarchies are reproduced.”
Collocations
- experience otherhood
- construct otherhood
- impose otherhood
Word family
Common mistakes
translate as 'khác nhau' and use 'otherhood' like 'other people'→use 'otherhood' when discussing the social condition of being 'the Other'
Say it for a higher band
5difference→6otherness→7+otherhood
Synonyms
otherness
Easily confused
otherness
“Scholars debate the concept of otherness in postcolonial studies.”
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