ausgrenzen
exclude
Jemanden nicht in eine Gruppe aufnehmen oder jemanden von anderen fernhalten.
The German word "ausgrenzen" is a verb made from:
- aus ("out" or "out of")
- grenzen ("to border" or "to limit")
Meaning:
"Ausgrenzen" means to exclude or to marginalize someone or a group, effectively "drawing them out" from a community or group.
Similar words:
- ausschließen (to exclude)
- isolieren (to isolate)
- ausstoßen (to ostracize)
Difference:
While ausschließen and ausgrenzen both mean "to exclude," ausgrenzen often implies social or emotional exclusion, marginalization, and creating distance, whereas ausschließen can be more formal or procedural exclusion (e.g., from a club). Isolieren stresses separation or isolation, often physical or emotional. Ausstoßen is a stronger form of rejection or expulsion from a group.
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Examples
Man sollte niemanden ausgrenzen.verb
One should not exclude anyone.
Warum habt ihr den neuen Kollegen gestern aus der Gruppe ausgegrenzt?verb
Why did you exclude the new colleague from the group yesterday?
In einigen Vereinen grenzt man manchmal unbeabsichtigt neue Mitglieder aus.verb
In some clubs people sometimes unintentionally exclude new members.
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