othernessnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈʌð.ə.nəs/us/ˈʌð.ɚ.nəs/formalbeing or feeling different in appearance or character from what is familiar, expected, or generally accepted:
In the film, he is able to depict the sense of otherness and alienation that many teenagers feel.
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Different and difference
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- a whole new ballgame idiom
- a world of difference idiom
- alternative
- another
- clash
- contrary
- differential
- distinction
- distinctive
- distorted
- diverge
- divergence
- divide
- permutation
- refreshing
- several
- step
- sundry
- tangential
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