Misjudged in Mississauga

Dear Neologist,

Need a neologism for the feeling of having to disavow an angry mob you were never actually a member of.Need a neologism for the feeling of having to disavow an angry mob you were never actually a member of.Need a neologism for the feeling of having to disavow an angry mob you were never actually a member of.

Sincerely,
Misjudged in Mississauga

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Dear Misjudged,

As you're surely aware, you're suffering from

     Fälschlich zugeteilte Zugehörigkeitsschuld
     f, failsh'-lick tsoo'-guh-tile'-tuh tsoo'-guh-her'-ick-kites-shoolt'
     (Wrongly apportioned guilt of association)

The feeling strangling your heart is

     Freundschaftlicher Falschspiegelungsschmerz
     m, froint'-shuhft-licker fawlsh'-shpee'-guh-loongs-shmaerts'
     (Friendship-ly Wrong Mirroring Pain)

It's the pain of being seen as someone other than what you are by people who you thought would know you better. This is not to be confused with

     Persönlichkeitsverzerrungsschmerz
     m, per-zone'-lick-kites-fer-tser'-roongs-shmaerts'
     (Personality Distortion Pain)

which is just good old fashioned cognitive dissonance. The only viable corrective that doesn't involve an inordinate investment of social capital would seem to be a T-shirt clearly stating "I'm not with them!"

Mit herzlichen Grüßen,

The Neologist