Extremity, Furthest Point, End, Outskirts, Outer Limits, Edge, Miss, Failure
noun, suffix
The kanji 外 alone means "outside." This word means extremity. How can you remember this? Just think of the れ as a "ray of sunshine." Where you are, in the extremity of space, even the れs of the sun cannot be seen. So, when 外 is combined with れ just think of this.
はずれ
Let's continue the previous story: You're off in the extremity of space and your friend is running low on Vitamin D. He has (はず) to get some sun れs on his skin! How's that supposed to happen with those spacesuits on, though?
男は町外れの小さな家に住んでいた。
The man lived in a small house on the outskirts of town.
王女は、季節外れのドレスを着ていた。
The princess was wearing a dress that doesn't suit the season.
「当たりが出ると、もう一本」とかかれたアイスを買ったが、全部外れだった。
I bought some ice cream that had, "If you hit, you get another" written on them, but they were all misses.