marginalisation
Pushing to edges
Marginalisation is the process of pushing people or groups to the edges of society, where they have less power, fewer opportunities, and diminished voice.
The marginalised lack access to resources and decision-making that others take for granted: the marginalisation of indigenous communities, economic marginalisation of rural areas.
The word implies systemic exclusion rather than individual neglect.
Also spelled marginalization.
Banishment from a group
- alienationState of being isolated
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- segregationForced separation by group
- isolationComplete separation from others
stigmatization · apartheid · ghettoization · shunning · outcasting · banishment · redlining · blacklisting
Having no voice
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- disempowermentLoss of agency
- silencedRendered unable to speak
- unheardNot perceived aurally
underrepresented · voteless · dispossessed · subjugated · oppressed · suppressed · disenfranchised · invisible
Measurable difference between things
- disadvantageUnfavorable circumstance or condition
- underrepresentationInsufficient proportional presence
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
inequity · prejudice · stereotyping · tokenism · minoritized · systemic bias · intersectionality · power imbalance
Outermost edge or margin
- sidelinedRemoved from participation
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- borderlineEdge of acceptability
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
outskirts · secondary · subordinate · ancillary · outsider · boundary · verge · nonessential
Not noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
undervalued · disregarded · unrecognized · overshadowed · dismissed · abandoned · devalued · unappreciated
ostracism
Banishment from a group
- alienationState of being isolated
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- segregationForced separation by group
isolation · stigmatization · apartheid · ghettoization · shunning · outcasting · banishment · redlining · blacklisting · excommunication
voiceless
Having no voice
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- disempowermentLoss of agency
- silencedRendered unable to speak
unheard · underrepresented · voteless · dispossessed · subjugated · oppressed · suppressed · disenfranchised · invisible · stateless
disparity
Measurable difference between things
- disadvantageUnfavorable circumstance or condition
- underrepresentationInsufficient proportional presence
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
oppression · inequity · prejudice · stereotyping · tokenism · minoritized · systemic bias · intersectionality · power imbalance
fringe
Outermost edge or margin
- sidelinedRemoved from participation
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- borderlineEdge of acceptability
peripheral · outskirts · secondary · subordinate · ancillary · outsider · boundary · verge · nonessential · outermost
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
unnoticed · undervalued · disregarded · unrecognized · overshadowed · dismissed · abandoned · devalued · unappreciated · underserved
marginalisationinclusion
Being made part
integration · social inclusion · mainstreaming · incorporation · belonging
marginalisationempowerment
Gaining authority or confidence
enfranchisement · emancipation · enablement · participation · representation
marginalisationrecognition
Perceiving something as known
validation · celebration · centering · acknowledgment · valorisation
margin, marginal, margins, marginally, marginality, marginalization, marginalised, marginalise, marginalising