NYT Dictionary

OUTGROUP

/ˈaʊt.ˌɡruːp/

NounVerbOUT-groupout-group · 2 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021

Meaning

The group of people who do not belong to one's own social group.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Italian gruppobor. French groupebor. Italian gruppobor. English group English outgroup From out- + group.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

ingroup

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2021.